morning

skin to skin
legs entangled
hand in hand
relaxed
eyes closed
breathing each other in
alarm goes off
damnit.
morning.

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A bad day in MommyLand.

The end of the day and
the lights are all off
The fan is on, and its breeze
is relaxing.
As relaxing as this moment can be.
Scratch marks in her shoulder are
a reminder
of the defeat she feels.
Always fighting,
never listening.
Her children are winning.
What happened to her cute babies?
Rolly and drooly and perfect?
Snuggly and soft and warm.
She sits on her bed and sighs
Overwhelmed
Scared
Alone
Not knowing what to do, or
how to win
this battle.

victory

he thinks he's right but
he isn't, can't admit it
being wrong is hard.

the way it is

the way it is
is hard
sometimes easy
happy
sometimes sad
full of life
sometimes tired
sober
sometimes drunk
always in love with you

cold

Cold.

Unfeeling.

hard to be surrounded with

visions of sun touching my face

warmth

but instead, 

I'm shivering.

the aftermath of your coldness

October

Guest writer!!! This one comes from my twitter buddy @jgquinton. 

It was in early October

I remember a hint of cold breaching my jacket

Just enough to provoke a shiver. 

The doctor said 6 months...

I think 6 weeks would be optimistic. 

All the things that we built

All the things that will be lost

All for each other

All lost with me.

I stepped over the rail and kicked my shoes to the river below

The icy metal stinging my feet.

I always thought I would believe in God in the end.

He didn't come, I still didn't ask. 

The wind picked up.

I didn't notice. 

A soft voice in my ear, just a whisper.

"jump"

It took all my will to step away. 

Crawl back over the rail.

I thought of you, and me, and life.

and for a split second I thought of the approaching headlights...

the metal crushing my body wasn't a thought at all.

People would never know the real reason 

...why my shoes float down the river.