Annie darling,
We may not be able to build the space ship you wanted
It's not that you weren't a good girl,
nor was it because you didn't pass the soccer trials
We may not also get you the hairpin you wanted,
the one encrusted in silver,
lined with satin
and chiseled by the finest sculptor
Once again, it wasn't because you forgot your homework
nor was it because you yelled at me
Annie darling,
We love you.
Just maybe not today.