child

she loves the sweet taste of sap on the tree
scrapes her knee.
run to the house with lemonade in mother's hand
there is no plan.
sunny behind the fence that has no purpose any day
it is just for play.
I don't quite remember what is beyond Houston Drive
she fell and didn't cry
so lying on the grass watching as the clouds always move
nobody dares remove.
so daddy comes from work to live with us for the night
does so with no fight.

His face moves a quick jerk to left, like a twitch, like a glitch on the television screen. saying, "tomorrow is different" twice and then forever. the sound decreases every so slightly for a whole minute until it's gone.
"everyone fights in the morning."
says....."that is the 'yet'"

under respite find me 'neath the still standing tree
and you'll be free.
chase me down the sidewalk path and grab me to embrace
tie the shoelace.
allocate severe worries 'neath tombstones and dead leaves
to be bereaved.
return home, leave the clockwork to die, leave your watch
so they become a blotch.
send for mommy for we will go until the sun breaks the door
we are already poor.
stop the checks for it does not matter to be here.
it is a cause of tears.

Tomorrow never comes. "tomorrow never came" he somberly realized. it went away back to the cave from which it originated from. it went to live with it's family. to it's mommy and daddy. I know it, because i caused it.