he asked

Out of nowhere today 

he asked.

So I put down what I'd come downstairs for 

and we talked openly

heart to heart.

And eventually he put down what he was doing

and I could see that he heard what I was saying,

really heard me,

and that he wanted to know more.

He asked more questions.

He asked if he could teach her how to fish this summer

and I said, of course.

Because that is exactly what I wish for her

to know him

to know the best and most wonderful parts of him.