Mikel K’s poem To Show Me the Stars appeared here in September 2014.
Art Opening
By Mikel K
Each time he rides his bike away,
he gets further down the street.
“Can I go see the twins?” he asks,
and he’s off again.
“Can I knock on their door?” he asks.
I say, “no,” and explain that I’ll have to leave soon,
and that he won’t be able to ride his bike much longer.
He’s seven, and as he rides away this time,
I realize that, one day, he may be riding away
to college or to a job
and that I won’t see him every day,
and I think, well, maybe, I don’t have to
get to that art opening on time.