Separation
too tired
to sleep
something you said
has me out of bed
past midnight
walking the floor
what a warm cup of milk
won’t spill
there’s so much to say
but never said
do tears tell the time
schoolbag in hand
thought we just met
smiled all day
and shook hands
thought I was doing ok
like I could do this
but what is this
you look at me,
and I look at you
I love you so much …
you’ll never know how much
and you say, in that matter-of-fact way,
“Yes, I do, Mommy,
I do know how much –
you love me
too much”
TL