2.01.2012

Something Gives

"Look, Dad, 
I'm a penguin," 
she yells as she 
skims down the 
skate park ramp's
rare skin of snow.
Down she goes
again and again. 

Something gives 
each time I 
pull her up.
What's it like 
to not worry 
about falling? 
You think back 
a long way. 

Almost as good 
as knowing 
how much falling 
hurts and playing 
anyway. You limp 
toward the edge
then faster, shouting, 
"Honey, look!"