after Jane Hirschfeld “A Blessing for a Wedding”
By Joanne Jagoda
Today when the master paints the sky magenta
Today when the universe of us composes a heart song
Today when you’re making morning noises
shaving in the bathroom
Today when you grasp my fingers and kiss them
Today when I remind you to take your pills
Today when you insist I put on the alarm when you leave
Today when I remember you brought me Cheerios in bed
after my chemo treatments
Today when you forget a corny Hallmark card from CVS
and overpriced roses from Safeway
Today when you yell “I’m home” four times
because you can’t hear me yell “I’m up here”
Today every crevice of my heart will be suffused
with a tide pool of us
Today let me not crumble with thoughts
of when we will no longer be we
Photo by Tomas Williams on Unsplash
Joanne Jagoda 