Thursday, December 23, 2010

Careful What You Say...

I was in a store with my Little One the other day.
She decided she wanted to ride in the basket, instead of walking...fine.
Then I turned around and she was standing UP in the cart, holding on to the sides and rocking it!
(*gasp*)
'You better sit down young lady---if that cart tips over you will kill yourself!', I said.
(we were in an aisle with a ton of glass things...all I could imagine was the cart tipping over, her crashing in to a vase, falling to the floor amidst shards of glass...lacerations...blood...oh my GOD!)
She sat down really quickly and had this ashen look on her face...
I told her I was sorry I got upset, but that she had scared me...and I gave her a hug and a kiss.
And she said:
'I'm sorry Momma...I don't want to die before Santa comes!'
(then we both started laughing! hahaha!)
WHEW!

Monday, December 13, 2010

~Swimming with Fishes~

All things...
once thought
could...
would...
'be'
... done...
and
then...that.
Now
....nothing.
Broken glass scatters
across the floor
... barefoot.
Sacrificing her soles...
to get there.
He...
... turns away.
Crossing the line...
Once...
and again
...to swim
with a fish...
from a past dead sea.
Hooked...
Lied...
Sank her.
Washes up...
but is never clean.
Sun dries
...a heart dies.
Gasping...grasping...
Dead cold eyes.
The gull is picking his soul clean.