Growing Teeth

If nothing else
let this day be remembered 
for upon the uncomfortable 
fitfulness of nap time
interrupted by cries 
irresistible to human ears
attached to my cranium 
I picked up the child 
who let me become acquainted 
for an hour or so with
the personification of sleep
which I in my infinite wisdom
accepted as did the cat 
who insisted on joining us on my lap