I started a 31-day writing challenge, writing every day for each day of March 2023. I used the hashtag #justwrite31. Since I only had 10 minutes before the end of the day before writing this prose, maybe I can call it #justwrite10minutes.
If I only had 10 minutes to spend with you
What would I say; what would I do?
Would I spit out a ton of rapid thoughts and emotion
Or would I move towards you in effortless slow-motion
And look deeply in your eyes, rekindling a love
Would I reveal what our relationship was made of
Or maybe clear up any misunderstandings or spite
Those barriers that block the miracle that is life
What would I say or do Mom?
We pretty much always got along
I'd want to know more about you, your inner world
The you that was you when you were a little girl
What would I say or do Dad?
Engaging and enlivening were the times we had
I may find out what you know now of 911 and JFK
But most of all, I'd want to know if you are OK
What would I say or do Miss Hennessy dear?
You were the cherry on top, that is clear
I would simply want to grab a chew toy and play
And do with you what I miss now every day
For all the times I've said goodbye
I want to awaken to the connections that will never die
So now, I endeavor to fill my heart with loved ones in gratitude
As if I only had 10 minutes to spend with you ...
