get on with it

meeting tom

routine - discipline 
lore - tradition - art 
just do it 
walk the dog 

take in the beauty 
get on with it 
as they say over here 
dul ar aghaidh leis

i have an irish husband 
his name is tom !!! 
“tommy can u hear me” 
oh when we were young 

met him in a pub 
the map of ireland on his face 
slight n fit 
my prince charming 

he is a wonderful guy 
and i imagined 
how different my life would be
had i grown up here 

i take his arm in the streets 
we laugh and talk 
over a pint 
as i look for a home 

he has gone out of his way 
to welcome me
with sweet hearted irish style 
that familiar warmth 

and im so grateful 
as l mourn 
our nations loss of humanity 
watching the darkness overtakes us 

fascism she screamed 
warning bells - alarms 
should be blaring 
come on - everyone together 

to be both a public person 
and a private one 
never easy to navigate 
to negotiate 

yet at almost 63 
i find myself craving 
something quieter - calmer
more manageable 

when we find place 
to call r own
we will both be settled 
in somewhere beautiful

until home is safe again 
for all americans
not just white christian males 
who rule with such cruelty 

this is where we will be