Olly Olly Oxen Free

You read to me

You are magic
You always were

You saw fairies and shadows that dance
You saved bunnies and strays
You knew what it felt like

You created a whole word
Bright and beautiful
In the eyes of your daughter

You had the kindest heart

And honesty that had teeth

And you read to me

You left me breathless
Jealous
That this brown eyed girl
Could ever be the beautiful a forest nymph

You took everything
Into yourself
But at the end
You trusted me

One last glorious gift

And you read to me….

Out of all the people who have loved me

You read to me…

I am this swirling poetic chaos because of you

Off to play hide and seek
With the other half of your soul

And in the end

I read to you