i would like to be for you like a visit to grandpa's

safe and warm. i would tuck you in and kiss

the top of your head to give you sweet dreams

i would bring you watermelons every summer

and when you were big enough, i would let you

carry one. and if you dropped it and broke it

into a thousand pieces, and if your brothers

laughed and your mother got angry, i would track

you down to your secret place with a brand new

watermelon. i would wipe away your tears

and say, this is for you, my beautiful bright

eyed loving child. your second chance.

if i could be for you like a visit to grandpa's

you would always have a second chance

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