Little Boy(s)

Little boy(s), so much depends on...

your yellow cup,

a serenade to wake you up,

sun that slants across the rug,

the wings on that astonishing bug,

and your big cardboard box.

Little boy(s), so much depends on...

a puddle to jump,

sand to dump,

truck down the hall,

pencil lines that mark how tall,

and your big cardboard box.

Little boy(s), so much depends on...

a blue mixing bowl,

a ball in the goal,

the tree that fell,

that wet dog smell,

and your big cardboard box.

Little boy(s), so much depends on...

animal crackers on the couch,

a Band-aid for an ouch,

shoes that tie,

waving good-bye,

and your big cardboard box.

Little boy(s), so much depends on...

your starship pajamas,

that story about llamas,

the way you don't worry,

the way you won't hurry,

and your big cardboard box.

Little boy(s), you remind me how

so much depends on days made of now.

Allison McGhee and Peter H. Reynolds