What Parenting Feels Like
Today,
I definitely say
to love is to hurt…
Bare feet on tiny gravel
Bandaid removal
One minute past close
Both sides, stopped up nose
Expired gift card
Broken bite guard
Tuna in oil, not water
Noisy theatre neighbor
Printer low on ink
White laundry turned pink
Sparkling clean car, dark skies
Unsolicited ill advice
Flat tire and already late
Slow AT&T internet wait
Blue lights in the mirror
Unfavorable bank error
Bloat and skinny jeans
Dadgum IVs
New Windows 10 to learn
Nagging blistered sunburn
Tweezed eyebrow pinch
Clabbered milk stench
Car door smashed finger
Bare cupboard and burnt dinner
Cell data overage
Stubborn kinfolk grudge
Visit to the dentist
Rainy camping trip
Tomorrow,
maybe a rainbow?
To love is to hope.