Sunday, June 22, 2008

Memory Interruptus

10pm
Saturday
My son sleeps
My daughter models
her new
dress

Tomorrow
she takes her first step
off the dizzying
adolescent
precipice of
the
Bat Mitzvah circuit

She shops
in my closet
for shoes
a ballerina girl
twirling
in her first tutu

Smiles
laughter
sharing

Posing
pointing
next!

Frustration
hissing

SCREAMING
SLAMMING

Good night
sweet girl



*photo courtesy of tutufabulous.com.au

1 Comment:

ByJane said...

oh, god, ours starts in december. my niece is having a japanese-themed bat mitzvah, which is interesting considering the temple is conservative and therefore strictly kosher. think of it...kosher sushi!

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