a.girl.and.her.donkey

when's the last time you hugged a donkey's neck

i mean really nuzzled it up close

because i don't remember when it was or

if it ever happened in this long life of mine

but when she didn't know i was watching

i saw her lean in close and i noticed the softening

that spread across the landscape of her face and

seeped into her very bones and

i began to wonder if i had just missed out on

one of those experiences of a lifetime

{xo, moi}

p.s. No donkeys were harmed in the making of these pictures.

p.p.s. The donkey's name is Ted.