Liz and Richard sold everything, finally married, and moved to Japan
and we are waiting
Niki, Melvin, and Penny took a month off as a family, drove across the country, and moved to Oregon
and we are waiting
It is not like me to be stagnant
to be repetitive
to leave and come home, leave and come home, leave and come home
and not know when the repetition will stop
Oh the things I am doing for my children before they are even here
Hair is greying and thinning
accounts are draining
teeth are rotting
and we are waiting
The to-do list feels endless
the moment I make it something changes
the moment I think I can rest a phone call comes, the mailbox floods, the washer breaks, the ceiling collapses
something happens
and I am swallowed up by the need to do the things
write this, send that, wait on hold, “no, this is wrong send the other form”, call later
wait
wait
wait
6 weeks for this
60 days for that
in 3 years then this
wait
wait
wait
thumbs are not made to spin this much
