Last firsts

the normal progression of youth
maturation reached and celebrated

however

each time she succeeds in losing
her babyhood, I mourn the quiet
passing of my youngest baby

no more:
bottles
toddler clothes
blankies
binkies

no more training wheels

each week steals away pieces
of her and leaves

a girl, a human completely incomplete
and
each week brims with another last first

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