You were young
Every time I look back
and wander into a memory
I tell myself
you were so young
and the foolish guilt and shame
that wells up
eases just a little
Clouds in relationships
One day
that is how it happens
one day
all the barriers disappear
for a moment
and you see the sparkle
in his eyes when he looks at you
telling you
that you are the only one
and you feel loved
and everything
is happy
and you realize
the cloud in your relationship
is all you
No escape
And they pondered
how to enforce the laws
prevent me from
escape
to a kinder state
that would allow me
choice
and the answer
the bracelet on my ankle
looks ordinary
tracks my movement
like the ultrasounds
track the growth
of the baby