toddler dialect
I'm a linguist,
little boy,
didn't you know?
I've been figuring our
your dialect
from day one
"mm" means food
"gie" means sticker
"fis" means yogurt
"emi" means help me,
or help you
"bee" is bunners and blankie
at least, that's what it all was today
I love how you say, "mm wedy!"
to call everyone to the table
but today you said
"food wedy"
instead
your dialect changed in a moment, no warning
more like mine
and my heart broke a little
because
I'm a linguist,
little boy,
didn't you know?
I've been figuring our
your dialect
from day one
and it's my favorite I've ever known



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