Souvenirs

We give the kids their souvenirs - 
The t-shirts and the sheep,
A tiny bit of our vacation
That they get to keep.

These tokens are the tactile proof
That while we were away,
We thought about and missed them
Many times throughout the day.

That doesn't mean we didn't love
Our time to be ourselves,
To reconnect with former versions
Tucked high on the shelves.

A week or two to just explore
And see the world alone,
To rediscover parts of us
The grands have never known.

And so, before we make it back
To home, where we belong,
We buy some gifts to prove that they've
Been with us all along.