By sweetness
Date: 2001 Dec 25
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[[2001.12.25.16.47.30662]]

Honey




Christmas lights and ribbon
sparky-eyed kids
music playing soft and low.
My parents older
softer with age
beaming at their children's
children
my sister nestling her sweet baby
in the glow of the tree
her husband smiles and calls
her honey for the first time
in ages.
There are 16 people crowded into my house
and I am alone
because of you.
Who's table do you you sit at?
Who's cheek do you kiss
when you walk in the door?
And are you calling your wife honey, too?