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Sipping flat root beer through a pink bendy straw
by Danielle Ernst
it's funny how
a little late night write
can leave you so empowered
and I am feeling strong right now
and I am feeling some twinges of happiness
I am very calm
sipping flat root beer through a pink bendy-straw
with a few different songs mixed up in my head
inspiring a nice ramble about this and that
and I felt so lucky today
because I threw a yen into a fountain in Chinatown
and it landed in the Lottery cup
and I watched the parade march by, ringing in the year of the Ram
and I realized how lucky I already was
Spending an entire day with
a woman who's loved me
over thousands of miles
over hundreds of arguments
and who either doesn't get it when Im being sarcastic
or just loves me too much to care that I
just insulted her in a roundabout way
and she will never hesitate to go through hell for me
she never has
and she will never doubt that I will make something of myself
she never has
and maybe Ill win the lottery some day
and pamper her for the rest of her life
but still
I don't think it would ever come close to repaying her
for being more than just
the woman I call Mom.
01/13/2006 Author's Note: 2003, if you don't remember the year of the Ram...
Posted on 01/13/2006
Copyright © 2026 Danielle Ernst
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