The shower is my refuge
It is the sanctuary of my people
The spray from the nozzle and
The drone from the bath fan
Create a sonic canopy
Protecting my rain forest from the harsh conditions of the outside world
The competing foreign interests aged 3-9 that conspire to clear cut this region
And flatten these lands.
The two curtains sealed tight against the tile walls
Sealing in the heat and humidity to let the endangered species thrive
Grow - independent thought
Blossom - ideas of the future
Thrive - creative plans
Then
The CLANG of the metal rings against the rod
Are a chainsaw
Hey daddy
Are you takin' a shower
Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Dante's Children
I am surprised
That no one has written
The Divine Comedy - Parents Edition
I am certain that
Carrying your toddler on your shoulder
To your car
In the parking lot of school
While she is screaming at the top of her lungs
Directly into your ear
Because someone threw away her last pretzel
Surrounded by most of the grown ups you know and like
The screaming intensifying with each buckle of the five point restraint
While being rained on
Would probably be near the top
Or is it bottom
It's been awhile since high school
That no one has written
The Divine Comedy - Parents Edition
I am certain that
Carrying your toddler on your shoulder
To your car
In the parking lot of school
While she is screaming at the top of her lungs
Directly into your ear
Because someone threw away her last pretzel
Surrounded by most of the grown ups you know and like
The screaming intensifying with each buckle of the five point restraint
While being rained on
Would probably be near the top
Or is it bottom
It's been awhile since high school
Friday, March 29, 2013
Inferno
The whining is a brush fire
The spark of a whine
Ignites in one child
Then spreads to another
And another
And another
Until it lights
A forest fire of anger
In the parent
The spark of a whine
Ignites in one child
Then spreads to another
And another
And another
Until it lights
A forest fire of anger
In the parent
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Punked
Why is it that on the morning
That I have to take both girls to an early morning doctors appointment
AND someone is coming to work on the house
AND the oldest forgot to shower
AND my wife needs to be at work early
AND it is crazy mixed up hair and clothes day at school
AND one of the girls is throwing a fit because she wants to eat her Krispies on the bench not in her chair
ANDANDANDNANDANDANDANDAND
Why is it on this morning
That the one who was not throwing a fit spilled so much yogurt that it was on the walls and the ceiling
AND I shatter not one but TWO glasses trying to get breakfast ready in the aftermath.
It's enough to make you think
If there is a god he must be Ashton Kutcher
And he thinks this s£@$ is
HILARIOUS
That I have to take both girls to an early morning doctors appointment
AND someone is coming to work on the house
AND the oldest forgot to shower
AND my wife needs to be at work early
AND it is crazy mixed up hair and clothes day at school
AND one of the girls is throwing a fit because she wants to eat her Krispies on the bench not in her chair
ANDANDANDNANDANDANDANDAND
Why is it on this morning
That the one who was not throwing a fit spilled so much yogurt that it was on the walls and the ceiling
AND I shatter not one but TWO glasses trying to get breakfast ready in the aftermath.
It's enough to make you think
If there is a god he must be Ashton Kutcher
And he thinks this s£@$ is
HILARIOUS
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