You're a big deal

You're a big deal

I said for the third time since sunup

You were supposed to believe me

The second time when I had

Said it with a flourish.

You're a big deal.

I had expected the news to you at sunup

Would distract from my warm message

That you are a big deal.

You're a big deal.

I said this time, stumbling towards

Oblivion and the future

The postcard from sunup was

In a wooden frame on your desk.

I'm sorry about the long pauses

Between the times I told you

Proper and righteous, bold and sunny

You're a big deal.

You got busy growing up after the bad news

At sunup, I wasn't as proud of you as

I should have been

The second time i thought it would take

For sure, the way i patterned it so nicely

And stole all your money,

You didn't appreciate the theft

When you woke up you balled up my

Poem and tossed it into the corner

Distracted yourself with pornos and video games

I wasn't as mad as i should have been.

You're a big deal

I said for the third time after you slept in a while

Wrapping the royal blue scarf around you

This time it took.

I wasn't expecting it, the history thesis, the devotion

To your angels and cherubs

You were just like me now.