One Time There Was This Time

One time there was this time

when I got so busy that I forgot

 to tell you that I was busy.  

I got wrapped up in Frost and Plath 

And Pharaohs and French -- 

And fell from the face of community. 

Blind eyed reading.

And driving and driving

From one commitment to the next,

And stop.  

One time there was this time

when I got so busy that I forgot

to kiss my baby on the forehead. 

I got wrapped up in Assignment and Stress

And Striding and Accepting --

And fell from the face of continuity. 

Blind eyed moving

And going and going

From one missed moment to the next,

And stop.

One time there was this time --

And stop.