On the steps outside of music class
On the steps outside of music class You taught me how to jump through time. The wrought-iron handrails,
Read the poemPoems about childhood, family, and the rooms that keep speaking.
These are poems about childhood and family: parents, old houses, memory, and the way a room can keep living inside the body long after you leave it.
If family is the reason you came here, begin with the clearest poems first and let the archive widen from there.
Curated for this doorway into the archive.
You're such a beautiful child
One day you'll watch From the back seat of the car Your Dad grab your Mom's hair
Read the poemIn your arms
One day, when you're six years old you may watch your Dad leave, and have just the
Read the poemTo shape your heart
When you leave home for the first time, Someone might recognize you by The sound of your voice, the way you wear your
Read the poemIf one kid reads this
I wish I could have warned you. I know it all seemed like just a game—
Read the poemComes from love
I watched you with a 4-crayon pack, Filling letters with a careful hand, Each stroke a single color.
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