In And Out Poem by Thomas Plotz

More than one -
More than one, I was in and out
Here then gone, all along, as a
Yo-yo
Pulled back in service,
Or simply swapped, because of this or that
Sometimes, from spousal pregnancy
Because the child wouldn't look like me
Even though, I would Love that child and all my kids
Still, easier on the family unit, if they looked the same
Belong the same, smile the same,
I saw an X today, not knowing their First name,
Heard it now, and still don't know their last
Their New Last Name
Unsure of my past, and our home where we slept together,
Sharing a bed, our life in sheets
They ask how I was, I said, OK
But that's not true
Just getting by,
As my memories
Fades, grayer by the day,
Grayer by the day

T. Plotz
In And Out
7 February 2018