Last night was good
prepped a salmon and rice and asparagus dinner
K played, then whisked Anna to bed
he made popcorn topped with slivers of cheese
we crunched and then kissed
while aliens battled
I poured rum down my throat
and then fled
up the stairs to my haven
my green-tiled cocoon
water streaming and steaming the air
brain a-buzz and heart thrumming
I stripped off my clothes
clipped my hair
grabbed a book
and slipped in