tonight your hand had to be on my cheek
after laying in front
laying beside
climbing over and laying behind

it’s been hard for you to sleep
lately

your little mind
troubled
your little heart
broken
your little face
straining sometimes
draining sometimes
lighting up
and cracking open
in a blink

tomorrow you go to school
a new grade
a new teacher
a new chance
to be proud and loud
as we live through this 
hard and wondrous time

Image by Katerina Holmes

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