Just for this moment
I am okay
And yes, that’s a thing that they tell you to say
But just for this moment
The leaves are bright
Fiery glory in the noon sunlight
Patrick stacks blocks
Sarah squeals with delight
I think in this moment
That things are all right

First Skinned Knee

Shiny shoes a size to big

On sleepy toddler feet

Tender knees fall fast and hard

On summer-hot concrete

It’s not the first

It’s not the last

Of biting wounds you’ll feel

But from this one, I guarantee

That you will quickly heal

A little schadenfreude to start my day

Some tennis star won’t be allowed to play

Well that is just rough

Consequences are tough

This time you won’t get your own way

Driving in my husband’s car

I now know where the buttons are

Where my body fits in space

And where I put my glasses case

To drive my own car now feels strange

Like cooking on someone else’s range

It’s gray, it’s gray

What can I say?

It’s dismal, dreary, dark today

Fear stacks up on top of fear

What will the world be like this year?