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.