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a trip to the zoo
i guess it was fun.
zoos are, generally.
you stick your hands through bars
or over plexy glass walls
fingers stretching toward furry critters that go
sniff sniff
and make
noise
noise
still.
it's hard to tell.
baby faces are, generally, hard to read
chubby cheeks and slack jaws. red shiny lips
wide droppy brown eyes
little girl flower dresses and mini boots
hands held between mommy's.
and those mothers,
well
they are,
generally, responsible:
high waisted jeans and
pastel button downs
pushing infant safe strollers to
grocery stores
mild mannered, pretty finger nails, pretty faces
i guess counter robot parts to
husbands that
trade in their ties for daddy time several hours a day
being, generally,
as fathers should be:
the heroes
wearing their suited armor to
work with flowers for mommy
and toys for baby and money money
pouring from his
tailored pockets
and despite how far we think we've gotten
we still
think of how it could be
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