Some days it’s too much.

All the little things that need done.

All the big things that need done.

Housework.

Insurance companies.

Tucking in.

Doctors.

Medicine.

Is that cough too much?

Is that another meltdown?

Why is the teacher calling now?

Why didn’t insurance cover?

What is taking so long?

What is sleep?

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Sometimes.

In quiet moments.

When stress is high.

When faith is low.

I’ve dreamed of running.

Disappearing.

Escaping.

To a world without these things.

Where no one knows me.

People do it all the time…

Why couldn’t I?

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I’m where I’m supposed to be.

I recognize my weakness in those moments.

I return to my head to see the doe-eyed admiration.

Feel the tightest hug from the skinniest arms.

Bask in the sarcastic love of a teenager.

I remember that to escape would be to lose this.

And I’m home again.

 

 

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