he leans over and tells me a secret;
shhhh, pshhhh, shhhh, turns and grins.

i look awed by the information; really?
i say, having already clocked-in as PawPaw.

pawpaw, i got another secret; he silently muses,
pawpaw, the secret is: [seconds of silence]
nothing! 'cause pawpaw, the secret nothing has
everything inside. so don't tell anybody, pawpaw.

well, Kai that's what a secret is, not telling,
and that's what we best friends do. keep secrets.

i know he says quickly, dodging his speeding yet
innocent, and as confident, thumb.

12/26/2010

Posted on 12/26/2010
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