I'm going to have to eventually give you away

The sky is so blue, it looks like a picture you'd find inside a travel magazine- almost unreal, probably photoshopped. The heat is bearable only because of the beauty that a sky this blue brings with it- the trees are greener, the pinkness of the hibiscus makes you stop and stare, your skin is so radiant, it glows. You think- This, this is why i live. Nothing may be going right in my life but i've got blue skies, baby. I've got blue skies.

In the morning, the leaves fall about me as i walk. The lake feels like the respite i've been searching for. The waves crash against the rocks. The air seems to hold so much promise. "I can do anything", i tell myself. And for a moment, i even believe it.

I think about standing in the kitchen on a Wednesday afternoon as the sun streams in from the French doors. Songs from yesteryear play on the radio, softly. The pale yellow of the butter and sugar i've creamed is so pretty, i get lost in it. And then you come in and twirl me around, planting a kiss on my lips. "I love you. I love you, i love you, i love you. I LOVE YOU."

The little girl sitting opposite you in the cafe has chocolate frosting all over her mouth. You reach over to wipe her clean. You smile because she is your daughter and you love her with a love so powerful, you never before thought it possible. Mother and daughter sit in companionable silence.

Eveningtime-
You sip your tea, bite into a sugar roll and read.
The pink flowers glisten in the evening sunlight.
The radio plays on.
You are safe.