The ceramic bird

I remember when I used to run to you, as a little girl.
Play with you, love you

I remember watching you run towards me with joy.
Play with me, love me

Grandma would put you out,
I would love seeing you there.

Now you watch me,
watch me do everything.

Now I watch you,
watch you do everything.

I see you getting ready for school
I miss your hugs.

I watch you sit there in the sun
I miss you.

It’s as if I were young again.