REPTILE TYING LOOSE ENDS

My time lately seems to be devoted to tying loose ends. I have had little time for family, and even less time for all that reading and writing I said I was going to do this summer. First things first: unplug the entire family, get my children dressed and fed, and get OUTSIDE.

tying and cutting loose ends

j.b. rowell

fingers reflect
in coffee mug glaze
type in layers,
dimensions,
time

my son says
I am a reptile
hands with fingers
working eyes darting
pulled to lone age spot
growing
back turned
to them watching TV
in their underwear
sounds from kitchen
husband plugged into music

I follow through
on promises I didn't know
I made
cancel trips
I've been counting on
focus on just one
then another
because more than one
at a time
is too heavy for frozen
layer below

weak spots groan
with slow steps
fingers busy
fingers thinking
tapestry
in reality: tangled
threads it will take
lifetimes to make sense of