Notice

Notice the treatment for the the tumor on his tongue,
the tumor on his tongue in his throat
(the hard t in “throat” being the alliteration).
Treat the tumor on his tongue, hide
the tears that trace tracks on your cheeks
about the tumor, about the trauma that
you and he now take for granted, but also
notice the mockingbird’s talent as it sits and sings
tunes that make even the tulips dance, and notice
how the wild wisteria paints the waking forest purple,
and notice, too,  the sun’s bright breakthrough glint
on roadside puddles after the hard, hard rain.