Posted in 365 Days of Bri (Bri 2.0)

[Day 344] HOW TO: do minimal work while babysitting

Step #1: Figure out how to worth the TV. They will become distracted immediately, at least until the show ends and there’s that five to ten minute wait before the next show starts. Sometimes, they’ll resist. At this point, ask them to go pick up toys in the general vicinity of the TV, wait a minute or two, then go find them staring slack-jawed at the TV. Casually sit down at the couch and wait for them to join you. When the show ends, repeat. Continue reading “[Day 344] HOW TO: do minimal work while babysitting”

Posted in Poetry

Puzzling

A billion splintered pieces

Some from the same picture

Some from a new one

Hold the shards in your hand

Clench

Feel the piercing in your palm

Watch the thin trickles of blood seep through your fingertips

And then put it all back together.

Maybe it will be something beautiful

But you can’t shake the feeling

That there are a few pieces

That will always be missing.