I've learned softness, order, and the future of memory
I've learned to make things softer. To warm the shower chair as the water heats To warm the room with the fan and light To drape the towel over the shower door To take the broken arm first, then over and around To tip the hairdryer upward instead of down To use the tail of the comb under the iron To spray and shield her eyes while she covers her ears To listen, nod, question, encouraging recollection and forgiveness. I've learned the order of things. That we'll need the toothpaste first and then the cup and cloth; and all that before the face cream and palette knife for the base before the brush and blush That we can't forget the spray for the heat and mousse before the short strands curlish around the brush to dry Oh my, I've forgotten the treats to send the dog to lay beside the toilet with the tower and handles and I squeeze by the folding chair to dry the other side and tame the cow's licks curiously placed, to curl this way and that just so That the hair s...