Tick tock tick tock
White rabbit has nothing on us
Let’s brush
pause pause
Let’s dress
pause cry pause cry
wrong socks
good socks
bad socks
Patience is a virtue -
I’m a jezebel
Tick tock tick tock
Throw the mouse at the clock
Want to eat
Need to eat
Hate to eat
Let’s go
pause pause
Fight the shoe
Floppy fish foot
Stand up
Wet noodle boy
pause f*cking pause
stare blink stare blink
slither on floor
I gave birth to…
temperamental
molasses
Today’s Flashback Friday post is from the category Immediate Poetry.
Enjoy today’s poem from the archives:
Toddler In Tow.
Waiting room
waiting room
Toddler in tow.
No nap has me praying.
Goldfish are my savior.
“Momma up!”
“down!”
“out!”
Wishing for peace.
stroller shakes, stroller shakes
Clock ticks
Goldfish gone
Into the room
the size of a dime.
Spilled milk
Strawberry milk
shirt off
pants off
“Momma milk!”
“Momma milk!”
Gown on
feet in stirrups
… silence…
awkward.
5:30 pm
Parent chorus
“Casey, five more minutes!”
“Mikey, three more times on the swing.”
Flurry of feet
Sand tornadoes
Giggles
“We’re going home in two minutes, Joshua!.”
“Two minutes, Casey.”
“One more time on the swing. Weeee!”
“Okay, you can go down the slide two more times.”
“One more minute.”
Jump, jump, jump
Run, run, run
Squeal
Giggles
“No more swing.”
“Say goodbye to your new friend.”
“One more time.”
“Once down the slide.”
“You have thirty seconds!”
“Grab your shovel.”
“Let’s get your ball.”
5
4
3
2
1
- You may now commence to self destruct.
It's all fun and games until someone says it's time to go home.
Waiting room
waiting room
Toddler in tow.
No nap has me praying.
Goldfish are my savior.
“Momma up!”
“down!”
“out!”
stroller shakes, stroller shakes
Clock ticks
Goldfish gone
Into the room
the size of a dime.
Spilled milk
Strawberry milk
shirt off
pants off
“Momma milk!”
“Momma milk!”
Gown on
feet in stirrups
… silence…
awkward.
yearning…
the door
the front door
the knob taunts me from afar
the toddler wrestles me
earth shattering cries…
cries, cries, cries of socks
where’s the letter Z?
the letter Z will help
goodnight, goodnight, a thousand times goodnight moon
shoe on the foot
shoe in the mouth
Q in the shoe
hand in the toilet
the quest
the never ending quest
to leave on time
i pant
i gasp
i plead
i laugh
clock ticks
fingers poke
puke falls…
and the number 7 is in the way
follow me