Dear Reese,
We wake next to each other To sunlight To alarms We still sleep in too late When you cried for me in the middle of the night I cleared a place for you You turned towards me on the mattress Reached your arms out to hold me Today I join a meeting On what's happening with unaccompied children In ICE detention centers Toddlers forced to represent themselves in court That's not hyperbole All those parents who made impossible choices for their children I'm not a better parent I'm a lucky one After dinner you take more steps Into my arms Into MorMor's Into Cappi's I sit on the floor with you Entering your world Wishing the whole world Could feel this anitote to despair and embody our humanity more bravely Before bed I lie down next to you You reach for me, laughing And I almost stay the night there in your arms Love, Mama