Ten Years from Now

Ten Years from Now

My hair is finally going grey

(yours had a head start)

we live in a large house

with a dog who stays on the porch

(without a chain)

and some kids running around

Someone else’s baby bumps

We call by our names—

and we eat dinner around a big table

(this is grace)

and love.

Imagining where we will be in the future when in a long term relationship can be filled with fantasy, or hopes for what will be. This year, 2020, has really put a different lens on things. Will we reach our goals? I know that writing and art as a business has become much harder. I know many others have been struggling. When will this end? Will we ever have our lives back to normal?

My husband and I have been waiting to adopt children until we are more financially stable. Right now, it feels like it might never happen. What can we do with a heart full of love that we have saved to give away to a child who has become ours?