They can’t all be about moonbeams and sexy sexiness. Just a moment of realness.
Decisions to be made:
by the way, life support?
what were his final wishes?
mahogany, cherry, or a walnut casket for your loved one?
by the way, what happens the next time she wraps her car around a tree?
you do know she’s a drunk?
what if she takes out a family?
by the way, are you sending your daughter back to school?
do you understand she may get infected?
why can’t you homeschool?
what do you mean you “have to work?”
by the way, did you get this?
did you get that?
did you sign these dozen or so contracts?
questions certainly but how i’m doing, not so much
it would be nice if someone gave a fuck
insistence all, they completely understand
Reactions to the contrary:
listen to me until i can talk you into this
listen to me until i can talk you out of this
explaining yourself to me is the key to our success
i’ve become incredibly weary
by the utter lack of empathy
if you can’t help, then please go away
the least you could do is not add to my plate
Christina Schmidt, MA
armedwithcoffee
(armedwithcoffee) 
Dear friend,
How may I be of service?
With love and acceptance,
I offer REAL support.
I emailed my #. Blow it up!
I believe you are capable without it.
You’ll never need to question this truth.
LAP
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Leslie, you’re so kind. And I don’t mean to alarm. I wrote this piece during a time of heightened stress and with what looked like no end in sight. I don’t know (or that I may ever know) why my sense of timing is the way it is. Some days I will look at a piece and think, ‘let that one out’ and another, ‘not yet’ even so, I’m okay and no alarms intended. This poem was a way to get the worst out of me which is why we rely on the arts; our best and our worst needs to be expressed. Thank you 😊😊😊
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Because sometimes a poem is a call to arms!
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Poems, songs and art, all these are more than just for entertainment.
In fact, they were meant to make others think and express yourself.
While others use them to make you shrink and dress up all pink.
But you are fighting armed with your coffee. ❤
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Love this ❤😃 “…make you shrink and dress up all pink.”
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^^
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