I Told You Everything by Debbie Smith

I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING

I told you everything

I told you I’m not leaving the house today

Nothing feels right and nothing is okay

Sitting at the top of the stairs, facing you

while a ray of sun lit up the window behind you

I told you that yesterday was quite bad enough

a worrisome diagnosis is always tough

I told you about the crazy traffic and running late,

how losing my glasses was my fate

In a doorway was a shivering soul

crouched down, with no place to go

My heart sank—I told you so

I was glad to get home

I took care of you

I talked to you

I told you, I’m just staying home

I told you I was sad, tired and a little afraid

I told you—I need a day

I told you what I was making for dinner and who was on the phone

I told you exactly when the neighbours got home—

what they were doing and what they were wearing

You took it all in as if thanking me for sharing

I told you everything

Maybe tomorrow I can face the world if you insist

Thanks Spider. You’re a great plant to hang out with

Debbie Smith likes to play with words to capture life’s moments from on and off her front porch in a place called Paris, Ontario. Some of her poetry has been published in DarkWinter Literary Magazine online and Tapestry of Tales and Poetry anthology, A Collection by the

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