Fast Times, circa 1983

Logo: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.’ He-Man is shown from the torso-up holding a sword with one hand on the hilt and one clutching the blade. He wears a small chest armor piece with an iron cross on it.

I’m too

mature, too

advanced, far too

old to watch Cara and Christopher’s

Saturday morning cartoons

Smurfs and Care Bears and He-Man.

A Care Bear with a Belly Badge of two love hearts stands on a cloud and waves with their left paw.

Even Scooby-Scooby-

Logo: Scooby-Doo!

feels so repetitive and childish.

But Christopher

lines couch cushions along our floor,

Cara piles up blankets galore,

sprinkles pillows on top the rest

making such a snug, inviting nest,

I can’t seem to disengage and

. . . if it wasn’t for you meddling kids . . .

I kick off my shoes

and don’t act my age.

Four Smurfs. One looks at themself in a hand-held mirror, one holds a piece of paper with a musical staff and has an open mouth, one holds three paintbrushes and a palette, and one holds a daisy and has closed eyes.