15

it's nice to wake up to you missing me
it's good to take a walk in the morning
and it feels nice when it's warm in winter
so my coat hangs off my arms and open

it's important to take care of yourself
that means eating good foods
and folding clean laundry for shelves
clearing sides and collecting dust

it feels good to have people
to count on
to sit in the same rooms
or to drink cups of water

to tell words
in the first week of the new year
-Hannah

I inherited traits from my mother:
Nervous laughs, nail-biting, story-telling
Hair turning grey at a premature age
A need for everything to be perfect

Alone I sit, looking out my window
The moon rises as the sun sinks beneath buildings
In three minutes it makes its full ascent
Heavy and full, sitting low in the sky

Meeting new people, missing those back home
Still there's sweetness in returning to places
Visited in the past (so different then)
Time sneaks by and suddenly years have past

20 years have past since first visiting
I thought so much would have happened by now
-KM