Heather Browne Poet Free verse

I Wish I'D Known You When You Were Three

I Wish I’d Known You When You Were Three

With your cowlick choppy hair,
eyes big bowls of blue, your sticky hands,
I would have brought bubbles to blow & make you laugh, 
chasing them & me.

I would have counted each freckle,
telling you they were really magic stars 
to wish upon.

I would have looked for your bike
when it turned up lost 
& given you mine,
taking off my birthday streamers sparkly plum.

I wish I’d known you when you were six
& skinned your knee & tried so hard not to cry.
I would have held your hand so tight,
‘til you were done & put on a Piglet band-aid.  
You my Pooh.

I wish I’d known you when you were twelve
& didn’t fit in.
I would have made a secret club, just you & me,
& baked you crown-shaped cookies with your initials 
in chocolate chips.

I wish I’d known when you cried at night,
not wanting anyone to know.
I would have promised you it would be okay,  
cause I was there,
holding your sticky sweaty hand,
blowing bubbles & wishing on magic stars
for you.

Published: Orange Room Review

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Toquyen Harrell April 26, 2014 at 5:42 PM I like this. Good one! Heather Browne April 26, 2014 at 5:51 PM Thank you so very much Toquyen! Blessings to you!