Between the Cover

Barely awake, I stumble out of bed.

Eagerly, a little girl anticipates…

The first meal of the day.

“Want to make breakfast mommy?”

Eyes widening, she suggests—

Eggs. “You make the bacon, I’ll cook the eggs!”

Next thing I know, I’m being dragged to the kitchen

To hear her shrieks of excitement as I crack the shell.

Her joyous cheers over stirring eggs

Enlivens even me to embrace the everyday.

Little things between the milestones of remarkable.

Impressions she’s left on me strike powerfully, leaving

Noteworthy notions on life and…

Eggs.

She eats, and I observe every expression prudently.

Before bed,

Every evening he comes

To snuggle and tell me he loves me more than

Worms love to wiggle.

Evoked I respond, “I love you more than

Eagles love to fly!”

Naturally this goes on til I surrender

To his defeat and contagious smile.

His love, so thick it’s tangible,

Envelopes me

Leaving me full for the

Evening.

The good night kisses,

The little feet tucked under me,

Encapsulate life’s little things;

Rendering me thankful and

Sentimentally hanging on to these moments.

Begging for independence

Every chance he can get

Teaches me to seize the days

When he still wants to

Exist in the previous

Era.

Nine is the new twenty.

Though his autonomy is

Helpful, it has me

Eagerly searching for more time. Time to be

Present,

Attune,

Grateful,

Earnest, and

Sincere.

They are mine now.

He is one step closer to putting the key in the

Ignition, the other…

Steps on the gas and is accelerating.

I’m watching everything

Speed up.

Miles come and go,

You’re all moving too fast.

Can I

Apply the brakes?

Decelerate?

Enjoy

Now?

Cause in between the

Exits…is beautiful scenery!