pOEM FROM MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER

My family is a sandwich

My dad is the bottom piece of bread
trying to hold everything up but
sometimes
collapses under the weight.


Winthrop is the ketchup
touching everything in the sandwich

Oliver is the green lettuce
The part that sticks outs

Charles is the mean turkey
Big and taking up space

Hamilton is the smelly tomato
The thing that tastes weird

Gordon is the crust
The part one that nobody
wants

My mom is the top piece of bread
Making everything else feel safe
and together

And I am the delicious drink
The part that washes it all down