Double Vision

February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

the clinging pain of a head cold
carries me to my new optometrist
(my colleague’s twin: spiky hair,
flamboyant twerks, bow tie over stripes)

he misses my eye flaw
and rushes through the exam
till i catch his mistake
with my lack of double vision

off to parental/political-talk visit
and doldrum Saturday errands:
two-store grocery shopping
to pad our pockets with savings

home to walk under spring-sun skies
before slew of sleepover requests
inundate our three-day,
never-a-break weekend

i work out with Jillian
’cause she’s made me “big promises,”
pushing my runny nose and sore throat
under my double-vision life

the life that is filled with
everything i always wanted
and emptied with all i must give up
to have it

Plea Bargain

February 11, 2016 / lovizmytrio / 2 Comments

quit or try harder?
plague of my life sits waiting
under setting sun

my daughters beg me
for a morning to see them
(no more predawn work)

i try exercise
to beg love for the body
that i lost for them

i give up dairy
and drinking; saying bad things;
but it’s not enough

time swallowed by plans
i will never quite finish
(and ungraded work)

i beg clarity
from my second (lost) language,
for tongue-trapped escape

but it’s not enough
to find that pivotal time
lost in the shuffle

i beg forgiveness
from the self i promised me
twenty years ago

i hope i find it
hidden in filtered sun rays
that trickle through time

Throwback Thursday

February 4, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

i want this time back:
three still-young girls, a castle
(Portuguese heaven)

Snow Holiday

February 2, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

these holiday gifts
in the form of flakes falling
make winter perfect

snow: what’s not to love?
silent city renewal–
few cars venture out

walking on a cloud
block after frosting-white block
to share tea, croissant

a break to catch up
on work, good books, coloring;
everything we need

and yes, a snowgirl
to add to our female fam
carrot nose and all

these “holiday” joys
gifts from some heavenly realm
make life worthwhile

No Theft Today

January 30, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

January thaw
before the snowstorm sets in
brings preteen joy back

she rides her scooter,
climbs a few trees, swings youth back
(perfect afternoon)

Freeze Talk

January 27, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

i want this captured
to remember this evening
(dark, icy outside)

not the budget talk,
the back talk, the endless talk
sucking life from days

this. this song, this spin,
this moment of childhood.
ice the sweet playground

no darkness. no cold.
warmth found in sisters’ giggles
that silence all talk.

January Flurries

January 25, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

scheduling request
based on lawsuits they have lost
adds work to my plate

there’s no equity
for teachers, kids, or parents
trying to get by

so i’ll wake early
make gradebooks for fake classes
and do twice the work

i just want to know:
who has time to litigate
with kids in their life?

questions unanswered
to close a winter Monday
just sprinkled with sun

Stolen

January 23, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

thievery on kids
with granted Christmas wishes:
a new kind of low

scooter happiness
snatched from public library
while books stole our hearts

between this and puke
and sis stuck in Kentucky
(in snow of all things)

this week weighs heavy
for this mom, sister, teacher
(no end to winter)

but the sun was high
and we’re rich with two jobs now
(solved our scooter blues)

and we have love here
stolen from youth to old age
given to these girls

MLK Thaw

January 18, 2016 / lovizmytrio / Leave a comment

walk for forgiveness
for the fight for lost causes
(that we still fight for)

by some miracle
this day is always balmy
as we make our way

scooters–a new trick
to have me chase after them
instead of dragged feet

the mix of colors
between sky, humanity
carries this bright wave

we walk for peace, love
so we’ll always remember
what not to forget

we walk ’cause we can
because peace comes in small steps
found in winter warmth