when you were five
you wanted to play
all the time
from as soon as you got up
until the time you went to bed
legos and blocks and forts and cars
and games and monsters and balls
and races -
oh, how you loved running races.
“they’ll be time to play tomorrow”, we would often say
before kissing you goodnight
but the truth is
moms and dads really don’t know much more than you do -
especially about time
so, let’s play as often as we can
because it’s sunny outside
and nighttime is a long way away