An angry woman sent
all her rage to me today
which turned my limbs
into liquid and made me
imagine the worst
like the girl on the screen
that you yell at
because didn’t she know
it would end this way
that girl would be me
and my son wouldn’t know me
and
and
I suddenly remember
that smiling tricks
your cells into believing
all is well
so I try it
I dance in the shower
belting out ballads
wringing the nerves
from my throat
I fake it until my feet
look familiar
and I actually feel
like sending
some love
her way.