my roman empire (niche obsession)
is seeing a person’s
life/death dates
and being able
to easily figure out
the math
(bonus points if it’s the same century)
my mom
did a good job with this
she was born 2.1.41
and died 2.3.22
81 years and two days
the last few weeks
of her life
were… unpleasant
i don’t count them
well, i compartmentalize them
off to the side
and deep down
but i love
she made it
all the way
round the sun
on her last trip
i don’t think of her
with the same scalding
intensity i did
when she first slipped this world
into the next
but i’m able to appreciate
her more
now
now
i can
pull out
and cradle
the things
i love
and admire
