Time Will Tell

An only child

For six-and-a-half years

And now, to have a sister,

To see a sister being born!

A change so amazing

I just can't believe it, though it is true.

In someone else's house,

And this is where my sister

Starts her life, her first day.

And here, too, is my friend,

Someone I know, in a new situation,

A new experience.

I grin wildly, excitedly, expectantly.

And, of course, I must play.

No matter, there's a park across the street,

And we both go, me and my friend.

We play, holding hands,

And we never want to stop.

Now back to his Nona's house,

Back for supper, and so much food, too!

And so good.

And after, he takes my hand again.

Like me, he's young, and harmless; innocent.

Outside, he asks, "Do you love me?"

I try to tell him, to explain that

I'm too young to know,

And what is love, anyway?

And then I ask it of him,

And he says, "Yes."

I'll grow up eventually,

And then what will it mean?

Something?  Nothing?  Who knows.

Will we be great friends?

Or maybe something more...

Who knows?  No one, really,

For only time will tell.