big

i am
the small one

the stepladder girl
the tiptoe stander
using wooden spoons to get down the cocoa powder
asking attendatns to reach the size small from the top rack
too short to be noticed at the deli checkout counter

i am small
in a too-big world

a fast world
pushy
swift
strong undertow
of ostensible enormity

it's noisy
and big
vast
confusing
distorted
intimidating

but i am light
lithe
agile
i can jump up
climb
if i need to

and i can see the small things
that the big people miss

i may not reach the cocoa
or the highest rack
or the deli counter
...
but i can reach the grass
and the puddles
and the stray lost objects
and the inchworms

and

...the other small people

big, really

in a small way