We get some rules to follow…

I walk into the kitchen, pour a glass of water and read the label again. “This is ridiculous,” I sigh and cut the pill in half.

_We get these pills to swallow…

Now holding one whole and a half at the ready, I popped them into my mouth and chugged the water.

How they stick in your throat…

My husband walks in and I almost choke, not expecting his sudden presence. “What’s for breakfast?”

And I realize you’re mine..

“How about cereal?” I smile. He, of course, frowns.

Indeed a fool of mine.

“I have to get the kids ready for school, me ready for work and I don’t have time to cook,” I announce as I leave.

I journey through the desert of the mind with no hope…

The day goes by with the seconds ticking by agonizingly slow.

I drift along the ocean… dead lifeboats in the sun…

With the final bell ringing, the students and myself seem to wake from a nightmare and rush out the door with exuberance.

And come undone.