Today,
our anniversary
33 years, my love and I
as Mr. and Mrs.
what I was thinking about this morning,
those many years ago
we were married on a Saturday
went away for a few days
and my husband was back to work
by Tuesday
life is not linear
or fair
nor is it entirely clear or
at times
kind
a career you have given thirty-four years
of your life, as well
oftentimes, your family’s
can be summarily dismissed
in the blink of an eye
terms like
restructured
and
without cause
knocks us
for a
loop
one thing I will tell you,
I am
fiercely protective
of my husband
and a heart
that carries mine
yesterday morning
a mild panic attack for me
daily pronouncements of hatred and vitriol
racism and bigotry, ignorance
repeated calls for increased violence
begets
more
violence
and once again… the great divide
widens
as true colours come
to the forefront
in people who knowingly
support
this kind of thing
the tenuousness of
being here
in a world increasingly
lacking
in love and goodness knows,
kindness
for a time,
I often wondered how it was
in Hitler’s reign
that neighbour could so readily and
so coldly
turn
on neighbour
now,
we just watch it unfold
on very small
screens
and believe ourselves removed
it’s not always easy
to loudly celebrate
love
sometimes,
it has to sit
just
quietly
for awhile
to be
heard ♥