I film my son eating pasta
on my iphone
which is the only way
I can trick him to eat
and when he wants to nap on the couch
instead of his bed
I tell him how our friends might come over
and sit on his head
as for garbage trucks
they are my chief deceit
as I change the mood
by cocking my head like a bird’s
whispering
into his wide eyes
did you hear that.