Darling of Daddy

She is daddy’s darling, five and fancy. Her backpacks and masks match her shoes. And she has a variety of them too. I have never met her Mommy. This is the third week of school So, we have been in session twelve days. I have seen her masked in: yellow daisies on orange checks Rhinestone “believe” on a black background Pearls on pink and purple A large toothy shark mouth Multicolored cosmos Dinosaurs on polka dots Peach and gray floral I have sixty masks she tells me. Her daddy smiles, and I do not doubt it.