victory

I keep thinking

that we will have a good laugh,

and this will all

just go away,

but then I remember

that it won’t,

and I want to grab her

and run;

before it is too late

it’s hard,

when you know

that you’re playing

a dangerous game,

but helpless

to stop;

every minute,

every second;

is a tiny little

victory.

.

.