be your own daydream

babysitter-
pretending to be a mom and teen at the same time
spoon feeding maple syrup vitamins
and ladling sauerkraut into tiny bowls
while browning trader joe's hamburger meat in a small orange cast iron

'you're free to eat anything in the house'
and i do eat everything, open every cabinet,
slide around in sock feet like
i'm the queen of this Glendale apartment

how does this kid just believe me when i say go to bed
brush your teeth, eat this sauerkraut!
i'm just playing
i don't even know you

eating pears and swinging my feet
on sturdy granite counter tops,
still imagining that some
teenage boy from way back
would be turned on thinking about me
being a good mom someday