All day i've been holding this picture
i show it to ryan, he asks
to see it again, we marvel
almost cooing, the way we talk about our children
we gather, wanting a closer look
rebecca dances, feels better today, i wonder
if this is how much we always laugh, and i'd forgotten
nathanial mentions jesus wept
and i think, neat, if you'll forgive the expression
because i've been thinking about jesus' tears
and what it looks like to have a heart too full
and mine is
i look at this picture of you
reading my poem and weeping
i show it to ryan, he asks
to see it again, we marvel
almost cooing, the way we talk about our children
we gather, wanting a closer look
rebecca dances, feels better today, i wonder
if this is how much we always laugh, and i'd forgotten
nathanial mentions jesus wept
and i think, neat, if you'll forgive the expression
because i've been thinking about jesus' tears
and what it looks like to have a heart too full
and mine is
i look at this picture of you
reading my poem and weeping