Explaining words - I never know how

Out of the mouths of babes... the questions

Am I an idealist? Am I an optimist? Am I even positive about this present moment? (is anyone?)

I’ll tell you this much. I give it my best try. Just like answering a child’s questions. I never get it fully right, but the truth is somewhere in there. Somewhere in the exchange, rather than anything I say.

Here is my poem:

Explaining words

“What does ‘ideally’ mean, dad?”

The world will give you everything

you need

You won’t have to crawl your way to heaven

and hurt your little fingers

You will be happy when you get there

in the perfect goals you set

You will never have to leave that garden

to see and learn anything else

And I will be there

by your side

Ideally