The Deployment
Good morning my husband Oh, you're not there I see a blinking phone light, I guess I'll just write you on there Dogs got to eat now, cat meows, "Me too" Got to wipe off my mascara, that my tears had dripped through Get coffee started, A small comfort I need A tiny nitch of energy that will get me to 9:30 Get in the shower, Pick out a dress, Get food in your belly... A nagging-subconscious request But the room is so quiet This couch is so safe No harm in this bathrobe Or pretend happy face All I hear is the ticking of the wall clock nearby It persists moving forward Passing seconds, without try Oh how will I make it to 3, 6, or 9? To one more day covered, completed, behind I try to remember what it felt like to see Your tired eyes peering over your coffee mug at me Your warm body keeping my cold feet alive Or your voice reassuring me that our day would be bright. Just shift into the sunlight, that shimmer of wa...