Exhaustion
A small child who sleeps easily; and then doesn’t,
Who eats well; And then becomes picky.
A child beside the ocean standing in a seashell.
The first time a child sleeps through the night.
The first time a child comes down with fever.
A hot child, with hot tears, fed hot orange liquid,
A child who is, for whatever reason, afraid to eat.
An adult, themself, making peppermint tea to drink alone.
An adult, anxious, who has lost their words and way.
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