Little man so grown up <br />Carefully parts his hair so it sweeps around perfectly <br />Adjusts the knot in his clip on tie <br />Polishes his new shoes with just a little too much minwax <br />The excess now a streak on the living room floor <br />He replicates the routine he saw his father do a hundred times <br />With a somberness that a child should not know <br />He beckons me to hurry <br />Mommy, please <br />I have to tell daddy goodbye <br />Is it ok if I cry? <br />I am a big boy now. <br />Will he still love me? <br />Why did daddy die? <br />Mommy, please hurry<br /><br />Nicole Zimmer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/questions-5/
