Dreams Become Reality

My daughter is starting grad school today

She worked so hard to get here

So much planning and dreaming and working

And I am so so proud of her

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She wants to become a therapist

My sister drove her

To her first class

So she didn’t have to take the bus

Her apartment will be ready next week

She found a room

In a shared house

Near campus

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Her confidence and her hesitation

Always nervous for new things

Excited and nervous

She’s self motivated

And beautiful

She feels

Like home

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So different from me so

Aware of others and avoiding

The last few minutes a restaurant is open

She hates being late

For the same reasons

Inconveniencing someone

Being too, noticed

Asking for too much

She wants to blend in

.

But also be seen

Who doesn’t want to feel

Seen

And heard and

Witnessed

Like there is at least one person who knows and gets it

And that can be enough

Sometimes

When it’s quiet and still and not lonely just

Alone

Noticing who notices

.

Named after some pretty strong women

On both sides

Two families intersecting

The proud fierce females

That came before

Probably dreamed of us

.

Hats and sunscreen and

Hydration

Somehow love and care and

Food

All jumbled up

Feelings are shared politely

Divided up equally and

Portioned out at low volume

With a strong sauce

And a lot of simmering

.

Now we drink wine

And bubbly bubbles

So civilized in our

Broken

Family gatherings are free

For some

Others are avoided or

Carefully scheduled

Managed

Keeping the two

Sides?

Separate

For maximum effect

.

Some people eat tar

Because they are deficient

In a vitamin or

Mineral

Their body craves

More

And the smell entices them

To eat the inedible

Hope to absorb

Pull in some aspect

Let it marrow the bones

And juice the joints up

For a few dances

One more farm

And a hand

Off or up or

Out