Turbo

For Charlie

Never a need to walk

Two clumsy steps then flash

Eyes bouncing. Thoughts racing

Heart quivers. Feet moving

First to rise. Late to bed

All the world is competition. Sport.

A game to be won or lost

Honor is at stake. Your place at the table

Your place is with me. Never to be questioned

Wear my strength like a coat too large

Put on my confidence and lengthen your stride

My love for you is as firm as the bluff we live on'

Unshakeable. Immovable. Eternal

One day you won’t need my coat.

With quickened steps you will outpace me

I will watch as you crest the horizon and beam

You are all I dreamed you’d be.