drenches every sheet. I long to go outside
but we must watch the same cartoon
ten times in a row. Repetition is healing,
I say to myself, once she’s better, we go back
to less screentime. But your face as the witch
soars in the air!
Your slick wet forehead gleaming.
Your smile through the haze of pain, as the cat
falls from the broom!
You can watch as many of these god damn cartoons
as you like, just keep getting better.
Keep laughing
with me.
Pete Strong is the author of the poetry pamphlet Greenfinch.