It’s Sunday evening
Soon, I’ll call my mother
We’ll debrief each other’s past week
Preview the next
She will bring up the importance of faith
I’ll make non-committal noises of an ambiguous nature
We’ll skirt around some issues with shorthand and deflection
Talking at great length and detail about others
We’ll pass along family news
Which usually means me doing a lot of listening
Tonight I’ll be able to transmit news of my daughters
We’ll reassure each other that things will work out
Knowing that even if they don’t
We’ll talk again next Sunday
David Trudel © 2013
