Mother's Day

White cotton socks

Stained from sandbox days

Your name printed in permanent marker across the toes

Will never fade as we sent

you to daycare and the

Indelible memories

Dropping you off

Working through the regret

When we picked you up

You were potty-trained and knew the days of the week

In the evenings, prepping to send 

an extra pair of clean socks each day

We held you and each other