a gentle readjustment
of possibilities
now that her exam is over
it’s hard
to throw oneself
out the door
more than was strictly
necessary
i’d become accustomed
to the stay-at-home lifestyle
getting extra work done
in the evenings
and random research
has its occasional rewards
but now
knowing it’s not
as necessary
as it was
a strange tiredness
clouds my mind
it’s hard to move
and equally hard
to stay put.