I loved
to give
you a bath,
you giggled
over
every splash.
You'd look at me
your youth so bright
a baby now,
calm, alright
but how could thirteen
seize your soul
speed your body
and lose control?
Dark brunette. Five-foot-five
Sprawling man but a babe inside.
Today I soap
and scrub,
grab your foot
and tickle my love--
You writhe
and search
and then bemoan
A wince and kick
are all you show.