By scqueen
Date: 23 February 2001
Indulgence
Today I want to be a little girl again,
dance in the rain and warm my insides
with tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich,
curl up in my grandmother's lap
while she rubs my hair
and peels an apple in one circular piece
until the peeling drops to the bottom
of the tin tub she has propped in her lap.
But today I am a woman,
hiding indoors from the rain,
hoping you will warm my insides
with something wonderful and comforting.
Softly, you'll caress my hair
until I drift into sleep,
filled with dreams of you.
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