Changing

by

Daniel Gallik

His Sundays haven’t been good
For six months. Since mother
Died. That's what his wife
Beth thought. Little did she

Know he was quietly happy mom
Had died. His logic was that
She wasn't feeling any pain
In heaven. The wife did not

Talk to him much. He was busy
With the family business. They
Put awnings on old houses. She
Kept their house. The children

Went to school. Mother was 83.
Yes, everything seemed quite
Normal to him. The wife was
A worrier. He went to work one

Day after the funeral. Funeral
Was on a Saturday. He caught
Himself in the empty office
Saying to his mother he loved

Her. He was feeling she was
Answering back by breathing in
The a.c. that was working on
This August day in Ohio. He

Said, mom, I do miss you. So
Quietly. She got away from her
Hum and spoke, hello, I am fine.
Now, I am ready to be super lady.

 

 

 

Daniel Gallik has had poetry & short stories published by Hawaii Review, A.I.M., Parabola, Nimrod, Limestone (University of Kentucky), The Hiram Poetry Review, Aura (University of Alabama), and Whiskey Island (Cleveland State University). His first novel, A Story Of Dumb Fate, is available at Publishamerica.com. Mr. Gallik is having trouble getting his second novel published by any decent company.

 

 

 

 

 

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