Fingerprince
Written by: joaquin
Petal smooth and shifting you
reach your rolling neck
and roll your reaching arm,
a pure and perfect smile;
Your knees may scrape
your arms may bruise
someday you’ll love
something you lose
My whispers curl along
your small ear and fair-haired you
kick out and are still,
filling up canyons with
murmurs and gasps…
Your head may bump
your tummy hurt
someday two tears
will streak the dirt
Sleep with the peace of prayer,
wake with the awe of stars,
your fingers
fall open
like spring;
I never knew hope
I never knew fear
I never knew what
ferocity was
until
You will lose some
innocence
You will leave some
fingerprints
How can I say
you came from me
when you’re more than
I knew
could be?