Hold Me While You Wait

by Kimberly Brown

He folded his arms and pouted. “I wanna be big peoples.” I laughed as I rounded the island to hug him. “No, you don’t. Being big peoples is hard. It’s all work and very little play. You won’t have time to play your video game.”

But nothing changes people like marriage, death, and kids. Those three things would have people showing you their true colors every time.

“I know once the hood comes out of you, you mean business.”

“Mama always said a lot of things may look like love that really aren’t. Don’t be a rich man’s fool.”

“That’s what you are supposed to do. You don’t stop dating the person you’re with after you get them. Don’t ever get that comfortable. As hard as a man works to get you, he needs to work just as hard to keep you, baby.”

But, baby, you can’t keep carrying that anger around. Anger turns into resentment and resentment turns to hate. Maybe you and Mona never loved each other, but you never want to hate the person you created a life with. It’s a horrible feeling to have infiltrate a lifelong bond.”

“Because the eyes tell a story. They hold so much. Whether you’re happy, sad, or angry, you can’t hide that in your eyes. They give it away every time.