June 12, 2014:

she has child's fingers
grasping at her hair
     a little awkward
grasping for the cake
     not quite coordinated
grasping for adulthood
     not quite independent
knows the city streets
     but freeways will confuse
with our voices down
     keeping secrets from her roommate
holding truths to be self-evident
     with her pants off in the car
with her child's fingers
     grasping for presents
     grasping for the future
     grasping for adulthood
not quite independent