Challenging Poetry

milestone accomplishment

he is happy and curious.
an explorer on the brink of
discovery voyaging into
uncharted territory with the distinct
possibility of dragons,

as he lifts his feet—
seeing them and feeling them
and realizing that they are
him—and waves his hands
and legs with a gurgle of
laughter, in the air, and then
he finds them. His toes.

he’s fascinated,
touching them and
putting them in his mouth,
and feeling them there
and feeling warm damp
of his toes,

and in the weeks
that follow, his mama tells everyone
about the new skill her baby has—
he can play with his toes!

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