Sprains her ankle <br />dancing with Dolly. <br /> <br />I soothe her crying <br />tickle it into laughter. <br /> <br />I over-the-top it <br />mummify it <br /> <br />bandage after <br />bandage <br /> <br />until her foot & the hurt <br />disappear. <br /> <br />She wears it <br />like a badge of courage. <br /> <br />Then Dolly has to have <br />a bandage too. <br /> <br />And not just one <br />but two! <br /> <br />'She sprains <br />all her feets! ' <br />she explains <br />not to me <br />but to her self. <br /> <br />At this <br />Dolly nods her head. <br /> <br />Later, seeing me frown <br />worrying over something or other <br /> <br />she(& Dolly too) <br />bandage my head <br /> <br />in a masquerade of care <br />(more a case of bandaged hair) <br /> <br />finally announcing <br />when there is nearly <br /> <br />nothing to see <br />of me <br /> <br />'Daddy's mind <br />not sore no more! '<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/daddy-becomes-mummy-for-helen/
