two months

i pulled up to the house...finally
my ass screaming for relief from the cloth seat
it had become intimate with for the last 1700 miles

home

princess didn't notice i'd arrived and was now standing
in the middle of the driveway
she was busy negotiating gas from the neighbor
so she could finish mowing the lawn (prolly in frantic anticipation of my arrival)

home

my 2 year old grand babe, meme, didn't notice me either as
she shadowed her momma toward the garage
my eyes began to swell with joy at the sight of the lil one
then...a scream of surprise and excitement from princess, followed by a long hug
then...a smile soooo big from meme as she caught me in her sight, followed by a dash to fill
my arms with her long, slender, lovable self

home

little ones arms around my neck
she didn't want to let go
i didn't want her to let go

home

two months passed
two months on foreign longhorn land
two months of anticipation for a new career
two months of disappointment
two months of loneliness
two months of sporadic visits with the baby bro
two months of getting reacquainted with baby bro and his world
two months of sweltering heat
two months of trying to convince myself that this is where i need to be...

home

is where i need to be

but the economy, the mortgage company, and the government will decide if its where i'll stay

two months on the calendar looking backwards is a blink of an eye
two months on a calendar looking forward is eternity when you're not...

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