“In a second” was an overused phrase
I’d hear from daughter many times in a day
Whatever the question and for every demand
“yeh, in a second” replied to every command.
“Yeh in a second” meant maybe in an hour
while she’d finish with facebook or an internet scour
And if she said “in a minute” she’d mean half-a-day
while she dillied and dallied, whatever I’d say.
I hope it’s a habit she’s since learnt to break
now she’s a student with studies to take;
it’s a phrase I miss hearing since the day she left home
-but broke my habit of nagging, now living alone.
(c)2015, stu06bloc9
Written in response to weekly poetry challenge at http://maraeastern.com/2015/03/02/poetry-101-rehab-habit/ (a new prompt every Monday)
Makes me think on how people always realize what things really mean to them when they start to miss them.
Hope you and your daughter are keeping a lot of contact. Have a nice weekend!
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Thank you for commenting 🙂 Hope you have a nice weekend too
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