sunday morning
sun in eyes
camera watching
don't squint
Sunrise
bright light
Blazing
can't see
Say Cheese
stomach growls
no breakfast
for Catholics
preceding mass
itchy dressing
pretty girl
wisp of wind
flipping skirts
giggles then
mom whispers
Act like a little lady!
What's a lady?
poke in ribs
from next door boy
elbow sharply left
OUCH!
He cries
OH NO!
i'm in
trouble again
in the car
off to church
front row seat
itching
twitching
pinch from mom
be still
church door creeks
turn around
pinch from mom
Act your age!
I am six
How do i act?
sitting still
itching
trying not to twitch
singing songs
Up and down
Up and down
Up and down
hear grown up
words
acting like a lady
I think
Acting my age
Six
lots of things
to look at straight ahead
Stand and kneel
Stand and kneel
Say your prayers
Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John
Bless the bed that
I lie on
whisper under breath
prayer I understand
at six
itch and wiggle
pinch
one last stand
singing songs
going home
out of itchy clothes
table set
Mm mm
Fried Chicken.