Exactly Right

I am reading history
poetry
short stories
taking place in 2053
letting dirty laundry
dishes
bills
pile up

I am spending time
with my
adult
daughters
who have turned out
just fine
more than just fine
more beautiful
smart
loving
brilliant actually
than a mother’s imagination
could hold

I am lucky
lucky
lucky
after so
many hard
days and so many
hard nights
and so many tears
and fears
of every little
thing
that could go wrong
when in fact
it was all going
exactly right