Maybe
written by: Melissa Lemay
sun shines through pavement cracks,
according to my three-year-old son,
who just turned four.
An ant crawls up my calf. I missed some
hair around my ankle when I shaved. I
adjust my posture.
Sweat glistens as it rolls from the space
behind my knees. We sit outside,
waiting for his grandmother to arrive to
take him for the night.
He plays together with his sister,
collecting rocks. He puts one in his
mouth and says it’s spicy.
We move to a shaded area beside our
play-set, heaping together in its shadow.
I take their picture, an illusion that I may
keep them, for any length of time.
JULY 2024 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Melissa Lemay lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with her three children, four cats, and a dog. She never graduated college. She has lived an interesting life, and her experiences shape her writing (some might call it an obsession). She writes about God, addiction, trauma, healing, motherhood, and many other things. She enjoys spending time with family, drinking good coffee, and being outdoors. She loves animals. Her poem, Ephemeral, was chosen as "Poetic Publication of the Year" for 2023 at Spillwords Press. Find her at Melissa Lemay at WordPress and on dVerse Poets Pub.
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