the playground
April 7th, 2010 — 9:00pm
he:
adept at
adapting the rules
to suit the situation
(you were playing him one-on-one
but he declared your team offside)
she:
insisted on
rescuing the daffodils
left behind by strangers
(they needed drinks of water
to keep them alive for longer)
they:
were only
four and six,
your niece and nephew.
we:
might be
slightly older but
that’s the only difference.