Sarah Endo read this poem recently on 15 Minutes of Poetry. You know her for her family-inspired poetry written in her warm, genuine voice. Her poems Free Stuff and Match appeared here in 2010. This poem requires no introduction; it speaks, decisively, for itself.
The explosion (twenty months)
By Sarah Endo
BOOM!
bub-ba
bye
no no no NO
‘kay
yeaaahhh!
COO-kie
I wan’ it
shh shh shhh
Wow, this brings back memories of when my son was little. You really captured it well!
I love this.
Sara–Love this. I remember the explosion years; heady times!
Sarah, I love this, and I’m so happy to see it here!