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Imitating You

I try to mimic
your lisping speech—
because it's amusing,
because it's childlike,
because it's so unlike an adult,
because I never improve,
because you've married and moved away,
because we've become distant.

All I can do now
is imitate you
to get through
each day.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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