A Simple "No" Will Do

Do you have kids?

No, I used to appoligize

With a smile

They Say/Alright

They want to help!

to fix your brokenness, to get you back into the flow

so you aren’t uncomfortable (to them) anymore

Goodbye Molly Harriet.
Farewell Matilda Elizabeth.
Sweet dreams Arthur Jonathan.
So long Finn James.

I hear your call,

Like you held me up every time I would fall,

Scrapped knees on concrete,

While across the school walls wisteria creeped,

It’s low tide. I’m out of reach.

I reach out and find connection.

Two waves forward.