hawkadoodledoo:The Worst Thing I ever Taught My Girl by Megan...

hawkadoodledoo:

The Worst Thing I ever Taught My Girl by Megan Falley

When my daughter came home from school, sorrow shrill
as a recess bell, her story hop-scotching through hiccups
to tell me that Bobby keeps yanking her pigtails
like two ends of a jump rope, calling her
Stupid so often she swears he thinks it’s her name—
I cupped her cheeks, shivering like the heart of a snowman,
and said My baby, my beautiful girl, don’t you know? He’s trying
to get your attention. It probably means that he likes you.

This is stunning! Thank you for making your art with my art.