I love the word darling-- cause it feels like a vintage postcard from far-- away
like a black and white movie Where Jinny Stewart saves the day
Thank you darling-- Like in old big band music like both the Fitzgeralds and curls
Like garters and stockings... He called me his darling girl

We have the word babe. Someday it will sound just as quaint as I think I might faint / honey you're swooning
And our kids will think that all our games were cute but much to tame-- they'll all be mooning
We'll yell what are you doing? And in our distress we will hold hands at last
I'll be normal against this new trend put your pants on my friend oh I hope this will pass
But it won't, and we will, we'll rent condos, sit still
Rock on chairs cause we like them and i love you bill
used to think that old couples were weird
and all parents were lame now I see that they're comfortable tame
is a nice word I used to like lions now I show them to children in books and I feel unashamed

And I'll have a daughter. She'll come to realize
I was once just as awkward as her and she'll laugh and feel mighty
read Plath and say you liked this stuff
And I'll say quite enough!
High school not bad, you smarty
I know all boys are stupid
But they will get better
this overcast weather
it's not awful
For somee people it's raining
pouring in their kitchen
Open up and just listen
Go journal-- come back in two hours and I'll bet you ten dollars that you will be fine

Because some of it sucked
I lived under a rock
So do you cause I raised you
Which is why you're tough
And my daughter will know me that is if I have one
If I want to be mom then I won't be a bad one
I'm building a life yeah I'm starting right now
and I'll find my fufillment I'll figure out how
I won't become my mother
But I will be assured that
If you want to describe me in
four-syllable words
I'll take interesting
and I feel just like her.
All new words are awkward-- and I bet in the forties
Darling tripped out of tongues just like me--
Even if I'm not tonguing
I'll be confident some day
I'll be a cool cute, non-awkward parent.