d.b.

it is 3:00

the laundry is cleaned and folded
the shopping is put away
dinner is on my mind
summer is on its way


i would invite you for tea

but alas we have no couch

where have you gone

illustration by lauren nassef

whenever i see your pictures on facebook
it makes me want to crawl back into bed

and hide
there

and then
when i'm safe and sound
from under my blanket
i wanna call you up
and invite you over


for a play date



just to play



no talk
no world
no peers
no pressures
no preconceived notions
no cynicism

.
.
.

just me and you



and a box of lincoln logs