Lil Monster

I see you like a reflection of what I used to be.
That same timid ferocity, the spark of mischief
hidden in your tiny smile.Your hand gestures,
the way you explode when you don't get your way.
Yet I can't help to smile at you, the kind that starts
 at the corner of your mouth, wraps up
to your eyes and ends in your mind. Because
it is all too familiar. As the tears stream
down your upturned face, my inward smile
grows bigger but self control keeps me from laughing.
"There, there..." I comfort you, as I kneel down.
You rush towards my arms crying, wiping
 your snot nosed face like a monster.
But you are my monster, of whom I truly adore.