THEN YOU WILL…

Alarm goes off and you get your eyes unglued

It’s time to get your little monsters out of bed

You get them showered, fed, dressed, packed

You walk the dog in fuzzy slippers to the bus

Where you send the kids off with a loving fuss

Get back home where you feed the puppy dog

Take a shower that lasts probably way too long

Where you shave your legs, your pits, and…

You try on two dozen outfits that no longer fit

Depressed you chide yourself for wanting to get lit

But you don’t… so you finally find a pair of pants

And shirt that won’t gap that mostly covers your tits

You blow dry hair noticing more shimmers of grey

Applying makeup so heavy nobody can see your face

Cover your wrinkles trying hard not to leave a trace

Pluck the whiskers that like to hide on your chin

And since you have a few extra minutes to yourself

You sit and you cry because of how fast time flew

Then you grab a granola bar as you fly out the door

Where you will go to work until an hour past four

You will talk to your husband in an email or two

Establish who will chauffeur the kids to and fro

And who will get groceries for the dinner planned

Then when dinner is through and tum tums are full

When homework is done you will all shoot the bull

And then when the clock reads 9:00 you will

Hear the kids whine along with every chime

You will tuck them in, wish them sweet dreams

Then you will ask your husband how was his day

And if you’re lucky he will have something to say

You will say goodnight because he needs his sleep

And you will let the dog out and make some tea

You slip out of your clothes and wash your face

And since you have a few extra minutes to yourself

I sit and cry noticing how often I am alone by myself