the skintimate truce,
uneasy at the best of times,
cross my furry legs.
oven baking cupcakes
(butterscotch chip) celebrate
mati's half-birthday.
four-and-a-half-
year-old hands measure and pour
and lick the bowl clean.
toddler brother helps.
clean the rubber spatula.
tongues darting fish.
Copyright © 9 May 1997 by
Heather Madrone. All rights reserved.