ZoeBee

I tried to tell a joke about my aunt
Brave, smart, beautiful
Who passed away while parachuting
It nosedived
 

My glasses tint the world grey
It's not sweet to see the street performers on Sunday afternoons
She's going to be evicted unless her pop and locks thrill the masses

How to take care of a father
At some point your father will get 
Sick
And you will have to take care of him because your parents are divorced 
And even though you can only cook frozen pizza and edamae and know

"On one of my shoulders sits a demon named
Maurice the Second
On the other sits Dakota.
She's supposed to be my angel
But instead of a glowing ball of light
Shining from within, smelling like a mother's pride and autumnal wind

I never knew why she couldn't tell me she loved me
I was a good daughter
I made her breakfast in bed
I kissed her flushed cheeks when she was ill and droopy

Today
Is my mother's birthday
She shouldn't have to buy herself a cheap, box-mix birthday cake
If I could plan it all
If the family were together enough to plan it all
I know exactly what I would do