Unlike yesterday's poem, this was fairly easy. To take an event that had emotional significance that happened in the last week made it easy for me to know what to write about. It is true, I may have had the most boring week ever. One thing came instantly to mind, but I decided to make a list of the emotional events of the week, just in case the first idea didn't work out. There was a whopping 3 events listed.
Special thanks today goes to perpstu and CHiC for help in editing this poem and for stroking my ego (as I specially asked be done.) Please click on their names to go to their blogs and support them for tolerating my genius.
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Monday
You know pretty much the only option is to panic.
The safety and well being of your five year old is now in jeopardy
Even though you left her in their barely capable hands.
The receptionist politely explains to you that school let out early today.
You politely explain you are not an idiot and request she not make future assaults
On the character of your parenting.
Really, if you'd forgotten it would have been an honest mistake.
But you didn't forget. You grit your teeth and smile.
You grind out the explanation.
Inside there's anger at everyone,
Is it shielding the guilt of not having picked her up yourself?
When your daughter gets on the phone the distress in her voice...
The distress in her voice melts everything else away.
Mind like blank whiteboard, while feet are running in circles.
You need to get to the school. NOW.
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