The Day I Left

by jusylee72

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The day I left it rained
It started with a mist
The air smelled sweet
I feared the thunder that would come

The children helped me pack
Their clothes in garbage bags
Their toys in clothes baskets
I left the rest

The furniture meant nothing
The house wasn't a home
It was never clean
Why clean a house with out a soul

He didn't know I was leaving
He went to jail the night before
He would be out by afternoon

He made the usual call
Explaining he was sorry
I listened pretending I cared

I looked at the flowers planted by the driveway
They would die without me
I would die if I stayed to nurture them

I watered them one last time
even though the rain was coming
I wanted them to know I cared

I wanted them to know I planted them with hope
That love would grow here
Bloom here

"We are going on an adventure"
I strapped the baby in the car seat.
The oldest in the front seat with me
My daughter in the back with her baby brother

I Got in the car
Turned the key
Put a Disney CD in the car player

This time
I never came back

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