“Yes mother.
I don’t have a lot of time.
I’m on break.”
Well then, don’t bother.
I’ll call back another
Time.”
“Fine!
What is it?”
“I was hoping
To see my granddaughter .
After
All
It’s been so long.”
“Who’s fau-?
You know what
I’m past that.
What do you want mother?”
“I was thinking this evening
Maybe tomorrow
I could borrow her.”
She wants to say yes
Looking at her dress
For imperfections
Hiding the fact
That her life was a mess
Was it really
There wasn’t any stress
But either way
Her mother would win
Small blessings
A phone call
So she’s seeing less
Not finding anything to adjust
Immaculate
She conveyed her thoughts
Accurate – ly
Avoiding
Anything that would reveal her state of
Unease
How to proceed
“During the week won’t work.
How about the weekend?”
“That’s better yet.
Saturday afternoon?”
Her mother didn’t even wait for the letters
“YES.”
A little too excited
“We’ll go shopping, buy a dress.
Play in the pool, play house, play school.”
“Okay mom
My break is almost done.
As usual it’s been fun.”
Pressing the red button
To unnecessary communication
Should help with progress
Yet
Everything stops