second thoughts run deep
 two hundred dollars later
 and him always mad
 
 my bestie takes blame
 (her kitten was first, she claims)
 but this is my fault
 
 how deep does love run?
 for my oldest: no-phone prize
 for us all: pet love
 
 sometimes i wonder
 how hovering hurt runs deep
 to pick our pockets
 
 if i could keep her
 (and keep his heart with me too)
 we’d run through the depths