Friday, February 16, 2024

From the Ashes

 Woke this morning to the news that my stepson

Was “going to the Lord”

And I had to tell Jim

And held him and cried

And thought FUCK CANCER

And then I talked to my other stepson

Who was on his way to the hospital

And he reported back to us

That Wayne is stable

And there is a sigh of relief

However temporary 

And I drank a record 4 cups of coffee

And documented the sunrise

And read Nikita Gill poetry

Until I found the perfect one for this morning

How we are constantly broken and restored

And boy, I’m feeling that today.




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