She is beautiful
She is delightful
Stands in front of me in an outfit ordered from the internet
Her independent thinking skill is her most valuable asset
No matter what the future is, during or after the pandemic
She has to constantly make choices
Right or wrong, good or bad
Life won’t stop moving forward
Since the beginning of time
No one has the privilege to alter its speed
None can reverse and turn back time
Doesn’t seem that long ago
I was holding her wrinkled tiny body in my arms
In the blink of an eye
I started to create math problems for her to do
when she came around
Didn’t take long
she became my new technology adviser
Her drawing was framed and hangs on my wall
Memories of her playing with her sister still fresh in my mind
Right before my eye she grows taller than her mum
I couldn’t let her inside my place because of COVID-19
We are family but must maintain social distancing
Her work experience in her auntie’s office interrupted
The State lockdown means all Victorian activities prohibited
Study from home
didn’t get to spend more time with parents
They work longer hours as they both are healthcare workers
We chat in my driveway
with all our masks on
Then watch her and her mum walk away
they are gone
I realised how fortunate I am
My daughter inherited the best of me
Her daughter inherited the best of her
My hand held the sanitiser she brought
Watched her walk away down my driveway
Tears running down my eyes
I wiped the mist away
with my appreciative heart