Danielle N. Calhoun

MORNING MAYHEM

Something must have happened

Much to my surprise
because when I woke up
I could not believe my eyes:
clothes across the floor
kitty litter strewn about

What else would you expect
with a cat and a 3-year-old child?

Sitting up with a start,
my son just sitting with me:
Mommy, look what Max did
Mommy I was bad

Maybe he was right
maybe he was wrong
All that I could do
was try to be a mom

Cleaning up the litter
picking up the clothes
my son was not bad
but I sure as hell hope
the next time I wake up,
it’s long before he does:

Such is the life
of a single mother with a son