A call unanswered

a small chance realized

a call for help to your

home, toys strewn about

apologizing profusely

you let me in

and within the ten minutes

it take to throw a breaker

and try the switch, I fish out

the remnant of the die cast

metal from the disposal

You turn to yell and I

Say Please, he’s just a little

boy. You smile at me and

caress my cheek with your

hand sending shivers through me

Another ten minutes

and I have it all back

in order and get ready

to leave. You have a bottle

in your hand and say stay

So in the warmest night

in July, we share a bottle

as the kids play

and as the night wanes

too much of a good thing

And as I stand I feel your

hand in mine, I pull you

to me and find your lips

and your hand comes

to my chest pushing me away

“We can’t” you say

“its not that I don’t want to

I don’t want to be just a lover..

I deserve more than that”

I squeeze her hand and it falls away

And in my car,

on the hottest day

of the year, I roll down

the windows to warm up

as I drive into the cold sunsets