She spent the day in
aisle 6, cold flu remedies,
wellness boxed, bottled.
Stocking shelves
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Tag Archives: family
Dizzy
Why his head spins he
doesn’t know. Vertigo’s made
the world hell’s fun house.
Afternoon rendezvous
She blithely sails out
the door. No explanations
save her secret smile.
Mommy friendships
If all we have in
common is our kids, that’s not
an enduring match.
Fiscal cliff
Cost to average
household: Five thousand. Voting
the bums out: Priceless.
College midterms
She calls, panicked, freaked.
Can’t breathe, can’t focus, can’t write.
I soothe, long distance.
Last day of 16
Some days she doesn’t
fit into her skin, too young
to be old this soon.
Missing Chicago
City of Shoulders
Your fountains bring tears, your sky
scrapers pierce my heart.
Doing too much at Disneyworld
At the Happiest
Place on Earth, worn-out tots shriek,
deprived of their naps.
Disneyworld Character Meet & Greets
With more handlers than
Lindsay, their paparazzi –
parents; stalkers – tots.
