tell me I can't do something and I will prove you wrong, with a smile I have my dad's toes, and my mother's laugh I rejoice in laughter, and in the corners of your smile my parent's love affair is the example I am aiming for I always seem to mispronounce the word "popsicle" finds safety wrapped in water I tell myself that ten hours of sleep IS, in fact, essential I am confident in what I know and hungry to discover more