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2020-03-30T20:26:28-07:00January 7th, 2020|Parenthood|

Reminders

Yesterday was one of those
days when our bodies
resisted their skin
and our words hunted
and left marks

so it was his idea
to cover the alarm clock
with a piece of paper
that says

yay

and after they fell asleep
I taped up a few more
the bathroom mirror
their closet
the front door

I realize now they will want
to keep them there
for months
and I can already hear
my friends after a dinner party
call me Tony Robbins
even though secretly I wish
I was Ricky Gervais

but as he yells us
through a countdown to
yay
as they drive away this morning
their happy faces open
and fragile
as plates

I know it was wise
the little reminders
to revel
in the gift
of waking up at all

I think about the stampede
I read about this morning
in Iran
at the funeral

so many dead
yelling to God

I wonder
were we yelling
at the same time

I wonder
would taped up reminders
have made a difference.

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