08/02/2026
I lie in the bed that I've made
& contemplate...
Between jabs
from kids knees & elbows
Kitten whiskers & toes up my nose
Pup gently squeezed between my knees & feet
I recall the days when I could do nothing but weep
Loneliness all consuming
My soul feeling incomplete
Heartbroken & alone after
Returning to my childhood home
To find nothing but a global pandemic waiting for me
I become aware that these creatures
So irritating, so expensive, so triggering by day
Are now also my source of comfort while I sleep
The irony of the paradox no stranger to me
& As I lie trapped in the bed that I've made
Knowing there is no one else to blame
I'm safe in the knowledge that
if I had to choose again
I'd choose the same
