A four year old with a fetish

for four letter words

enjoyed their shocking use.

Just this morning

he said it to Grandpa

when

The four-letter word,
That's not even heard.
It's put on paper,
In a poem as a verb.

Like a thief in the night, it comes seeping into your veins
mingling and multiplying with your DNA.
Spreading its destructive

One Four Three

I'm waiting patiently to hear that four letter word come from your mouth,
Roll off of the tip of your tongue,
Float

What is love?

A four letter word.

Other than that, I'm at a loss.

I love my family,
I love sunshine,
I love waking in the middle