A toddler, often in the house, just turned two.  He is an extraordinary being, but I guess they all are.  How does he think?  What choices is he making?  There are clues.

Mind Atlas

 

I want these early words you find

To be an atlas of your mind—your heart!

The bits of what you see

And know so far and who or why

Things matter as you go about your choosing

What to know and keep to call upon again.

You live an active now and then that

Makes you up

But now you choose the things

To hold too dear to lose—

The names of what it is

You’ll see a need to summon and to

Be there as you make your way

Well past what we can know of you at last.