Day: April 7, 2018

When I finally
Grow up
They want me
To be ruthless
Which scares me
Because they
Want me to be
More like you

If I wanted to be adored
I would have bought
A puppy

We were walking
In the park one day
Your little hand
Holding mine
And you asked
Why grandma had
To go away

I didn’t know
What to say
Except that
When some people
Get old they
Need help and
Sometimes that help
Is too much for
Their loved ones
To give–

Then you asked
If I would have
To go away
Later on like
Grandma did

I thought about
What my doctor
Told me
A week earlier

Then I held
Your hand a
Little more
Tightly and said
Let’s not talk about
Such things right now

Who spiked
The
Punch…?