I don't know if I was cut out to be a mother

a nice day for an adventure

When my son was little

I had a blue schwinn bicycle

with a basket on the front

and a baby seat on the back

It had been a birthday gift

from a person

that I used to know.

On days off from work

I would strap him into his seat

And we would ride

to the library

or to Roy Rogers

Sometimes we would go to a nearby airport

and sit at the end of the runway

eating French fries

watching the small planes

take off and land.

I didn’t have much money back then

and was probably

too young and irresponsible

to be in charge of another person

But here we were

connected forever.

I don’t know if I was cut out to be a mother.

But I really did try.

A good day for an adventure, stoneware paperclay, 2023

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