Mommy, Mommy, Mommy

the airport kid has beautiful droopy eyes because he is sleepy
& cold & at a weird place when he’s usually in his safe small car bed.
the mom looks absolutely worn out & the older airport kid is practically singing:
mommy
mommy
mommy
mommy
& she tells her airport husband they shouldn’t have gotten a red eye with the children
& the droopy eye kid pulls on her shirt & says he has to poop
&
mommy
mommy
mommy
mommy
gets so upset because she’s with out
& hungry
& all out of snacks plus she forgot her favorite book (she wouldn’t have time to read anyway)
& now both kids are doing a duet:
mommy mommy
mommy mommy
mommy mommy
& mommy says something like for the love of jesus just be quiet for the love of jesus she
wishes she could just be alone
& I want to tell her what a black
mommy
mommy
mommy
wouldn’t give to hold her babies for the love of jesus
to sit them in her lap instead
of waiting for a text or phone
call after a day of murder
shootings & Black droopy eyes laid
out on the ground