The Blood & The Bones

Ever so gently pushing the door closed. Treading softly to the back of the room to sit on the edge of the bed or silently undressing and turning on the water in the shower before stepping in.

And you cry.

So quietly so that they may never know.

Your hand covering your mouth as you try not to lose control over this moment of letting go..

And then, before it becomes obvious that you’ve been gone too long or gone at all, you pull yourself together and go back to being a mom.

the blood

& the bones