A glimpse of a working mom's return home (on any given day)

twin1twin1 Posts: 902
edited October 2005 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
Mother who looks like a stick from lack of actually ever getting to eat food off of her plate,
stumbles into the house, keys still stuck in the doorknob,
toddler lodged under one arm begging for "cupie juice NOW" screams,
so many ask if she works out at the gym,
only with weights of wiggling wide-eyed ever curious boundless energy little people, that God made sooo cute so that you would not string them up
or post them in the front yard with a for sale sign on them,
purse with receipts bunched in a ball exit out into the cat's water bowl
the cat meows and turns up her nose as if to say "why is this truly clueless human trying to feed me paper?",
work badge is twisted around the mother's neck hanging somewhere around her shoulder blade,
brief case in other hand pops open right on cue releasing carefully organized papers to the jaws of the floor,
she repositions the 2 grocery bags and child who has been lightly tapped by her elbow but insists on getting a "kissy" for her "boo-boo"
IMMEDIATELY and with a look of horror expresses "uh-oh" as the urine
trickles on the floor on top of mom's work papers,
amist the joys of the mini-drama, the eldest child who watched
her mom struggle to juggle more than she can carry enters brillantly
observing, "gosh mom, that's gross, she peed on your papers"...gotta love em'
Our love must not be just words, but True Love, which shows itself in action,
No one needs a smile more than someone who fails to give one,
After you die...you know how to LIVE!
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Comments

  • twin2twin2 Posts: 894
    Bravo!!! You captured the essence of children brilliantly! This made me smile in a big way. I'm glad you posted it. Thanks for that.
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    this is really good. :)
    nice. I especially like the last line. :D dunno why, it's just so great.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
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