I Asked My Kids What To Do And They Said Jump (22nd November 2024)

 

How dare I use your names and faces

To help me achieve higher heights

Especially on the second try

My children told me to jump like them

They imitated rabbits or kangaroos

I’m not quite sure

I attempted to copy them

Body aching from the action

Increasing the intervals

Too late, too early

Too low, too high

Too little, too far

Eventually, I felt like I’d succeeded

I zoomed into the images

My camera had not

Two days later I tried again

A doormat beneath my feet

To cushion the discomfort

My body tired fast

I searched for a step

The best option: a box of photo books

I rearranged them for damage control

Disrespectful perhaps

But maybe they’d admire my dedication

I leapt again

Further increasing intervals

Fractionally more in focus.