Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.

First- I’m absolutely fucking floored that Day One dropped the reigns… especially on a Friday.

Let alone this Friday. Capping off a particular pedestrian week, there wasn’t a whole lot on my mind. Until… 5:45am this morning. Let me rhyme it out for y’all…

SIX AM VENOM

In the stillness of dawn, before the sun’s first gleam,
A phone call breaks the silence, shattering the dream.
It’s the ex-husband’s voice, a venomous dart,
Piercing the peace of the weary heart.

In the depths of the soul, a venom lies,
Born from the flames of anger’s cries.
Prolonged, it festers, a darkened tide,
Through veins of bitterness, it does glide.

Like a serpent’s kiss, it coils and weaves,
Through every thought, it silently cleaves.
A poison potent, it knows no rest,
In its grip, we find no solace, no jest.

Each passing year, the venom spreads,
Through whispered words and silent threads.
It taints memories, for 17 years it dimmed out the light,
A monstrous shadow every Friday night.

But fear not, for within me lies,
The strength to banish anger’s cries.
With patience, grace, and gentle art,
I’ll mend the wounds within my heart.

So let me rise, with spirits strong,
And cast away the venom’s throng.
For in forgiveness, I find release,
And in love’s embrace, I parent our children in peace.