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Some days are like that!!!

By Sally Meyer

There are some days, when everything goes wrong
and I want to tear out my hair and scream!
Like today when the dishwasher leaked, dripping
water down in the basement. And I had no money to call a plumber
so I tried to fix it myself and I broke the pipes. . . .
Some days are like that!

There are those days when my little boy is impossible
and I want to pack my bags, and hitch hike to Hawaii.
Like today when he sang the same song over and over
as he sat in the basement and counted the drips from
he dishwasher as they fell onto the television in his bedroom below.
and didn't tell me. . . . .
Some days are like that

There are some days when I feel like it's not worth it
and I want to be someone else, maybe I could be Mrs. Jones who lives down
the street.
Like today when I was running after my son, who got mad because
his television was broken, and he decided to hitch hike to Hawaii,
Mrs. Jones was sitting on her porch drinking cool lemonade.
smiling sweetly as I dragged him back home. . . .
Some days are like that.

There are some days when I want to cry because it all seems too much
Like today when Mrs. Jones came over with a plateful of cookies
and gave my son an old television that her husband had fixed up
before he passed away. And we all sat together and watched videos
of Hawaii, and ate chocolate chip cookies, on paper plates.
And after he fell asleep, she told me how happy she was to find a
friend.. . . . .

Some days are like that!!

Sally