my seventh birthday on the seventh

seventh bday on the 7th
Originally uploaded by Zama Ree Do.

that was me
at the far right
posing with my knuckles
under my chin

I love how I am being held
by grandpa pete

how the shot captures
how tired my mom
looks

how sweet grandma
smiles

how the army men
are being positioned
around the birthday cake

and I wonder
why Marlene's chair
is empty
to the right of my dad