ten
is a funny number
ten
is when everything went wrong
(but to tell you the truth)
(everything was already going wrong)
(even before you were born)
ten
is crying under the covers
screaming
look how upset you’re making your child
ten
is explaining that dad isn’t living under the same roof anymore
ten
is learning that adults can have childish fantasies too,
thinking love can work if you keep giving yourself up
i guess the only way to make things work is to compromise
compromise
compromise
ten
is a funny number