My youngest
She’s fourteen now
Facing a world of uncertainties
Learning who she is
Full of attitude
And age-appropriate
Sass
And yet
Just last night
She curled up beside me
Resting her head on my shoulder
To read the book I was reading
She’d already read it before
But it was a really good part of the story
And I couldn’t agree more
About The Author
Matt Beard is an artist most known for his paintings that portray hundreds of locations across the length of the entire California coastline. He spends weeks at a time alone in his van traveling the state and looking for new vistas upon which to plant his easel. All that time on the road has really messed with his head, and so he’s taken to writing poetry as a way to cope with his increasing anxiety about parking tickets or overnight camping violations.
