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November 20, 2025 Poetry

A Great Idea

Guy Cramer

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i had a great idea 
early this morning 
you were still asleep
i thought about waking you up
to tell you
this great idea

yesterday
i’d been working from home all day 
you were tired
having driven our child to all their appointments 
they’re not the we’ll see you in a year type of appointments 
they’re where the therapist comes out
they’re the your child is worried 
have they ever mentioned this?
your child is anxious 
is everything ok at home?
your child thinks they’re in the wrong place
that you may not be their real parents 
do they have any friends?
they’re hearing voices
are there any firearms in the house?
let’s up their medications 
things will get harder before they get easier

type of appointments 
which you come home from 
and we 
sit 
talk 
cry
i make more coffee 
cry
oh look at the time 
cry
cry
cry

which is why i didn’t wake you
about this idea
which i think is great 
though i’m not sure
about everything else.

 


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