Okay
'Windmills, Zaanse Schans, Holland, The Netherlands ' by AmeliaOfelia
courtesy of etsy.com
The still reassuring
if somewhat shaky
cadence of your voice
tells me you will be okay
leaves fall
from the great oak outside your window
forming gold and orange
question marks
across the autumn sky
but you have no questions
you are sure
just as you always have been
the years have stolen so much
mere details you say
but your independence continues to reign
my heart screams
okay
you have to be okay
but I know better than to say the words
for they would be drowned in tears
instead
I squeeze the phone tightly
allowing that sweet cadence to calm me
and for just a moment
the windmills of my heart turn perfectly
allowing me to believe
everything will be okay
I love you, Tante
Midi 'Amsterdam Channels'
© 2012 Lydia Shutter
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