Standing at the brick edifice,
my skin prickles with
anticipation, nausea, joy,
Fear.
Nose breathes deep in,
Mouth forces air out.
feeling stiff,
my chin stretches
to the brilliant blue
early summer sky,
and my thoughts
Escape.

Please, to whomever available,
Don’t let anyone
Break a leg.
or fall down a crevice,
or get eaten by
an anaconda.

May we all have
lazy early mornings,
in PJs
with cartoons,
and days on days
where stopping
laughing
is the hardest
feat.

Give me sense,
to give them freedom,
to be kids.
allow myself to
slack
on math and reading,
Just a tad,
and breathe in their vibrant,
Boundless curiosity.

Tell those boys,
any bickering, any tattle-telling,
any smack,
will find them in Jail,
a scary one!
And remind their hearts
that along with the annoyance,
brotherly love is
Fairer
than
Loneliness.

Provide them time,
to envelope themselves in boredom
and yearn
for the structure
and wonder
of school.

Let my tired voice
rest,
silencing the desire to order
them here to
there.
Give me strength
to enjoy my kids,
to loosen up,
take a joke as a
joke,
and not worry about
where we should
be.

Keep me from
Wine;
especially when whining and frustration,
isolates me into
Solitude.
those notions will
pass.
Besides,
summer defines
friends banding Together,
awash in colorful
Mojitos.

Force me,
to carve time
for myself
to gain the clarity needed
for their and my
survival.

And as the final bell tolls
and the shrill squeals of summer
resonate through the school grounds,
Please,
let my thoughts remain
Mine.
never allow negativity to project
on my family,
nor allow the boys to notice,
that sometimes
Mommy feels this way.