Starving for Life

Writing is always

for after I accomplish my tasks…

meaning

my writing time is sacred

and

tonight I have a million things to do.

like take pictures

of homework

for virtual school

laundry

dishes

lunches

medicine

teeth

floors …

well

it is so lifeles

painfully exhausting

I am not the only one

with this schedule

and today

I remembered

feeding my daughter -

food I made from scratch…

before work stole

all the hours

And

I have to say

that I find

the beginning of 2022

absolutely

devastating.

Nothing

magically changed at midnight

but

I am tired of starving,

unwilling to

fade

and so

its time to figure out

how

to come alive

once more

yes.

AMEN.