Spider Monkey,
A name I gave up when Ray was born
Happy to pass it on to her
In exchange for Peanut
Peanut, My little Bug
Names that were given to Charlie,
And names you stopped calling me
After I stopped coming to visit
What do you call the youngest 2?
Did you recycle the nicknames again?
Do they get to know the loving tone you used?
Or are you apathetic to them, like you are me?
Spider Monkey,
A name that still makes me smile,
Even when it's not directed at me,
Because I remember the days you carried me,
Safe in you arms,
and the only one you had a nickname for.
























