It Goes So Fast

A poem about childhood

Photo by Andrea Tummons on Unsplash

An older person will see your child’s squishy cheeks and little giggles and tell you, enjoy it because it goes so fast / And at that moment, you think that there’s nothing fast about it / that your days are filled with slow walks / and endless snacks / and crafts that mess up the kitchen and your walls / You think about pediatrician visits / and library trips / and naptime battles / and the way…