Everything Will Be Ok

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This husband and I…

Went to a festival of trees…that artist of ours…asked to do a little window painting…

A magical display…the lights…the sounds…creative ideas…the buzz of eager anticipation…perfectly kicking off…the holiday season…

Wove here and there…oohing and ahhing…commenting on favorites…Harry Potter for her…kitty cats for him…

But holiday loving me…was not quite herself…focus was off…a pit…in the gut…

Heard on the news…a government proposal…cut social security for those…with a pension…and that…scared teacher me…

The teacher pension…enough to survive…social security…a tad bit more…for security…if…we are frugal…if…there are no medical bills…if…teacher me…subs a little bit…

And so the future…weighed heavily…on an old heart…trying to find joy…in that room of fun…

And then…there it was…an affirmation tree…Someone knowing…exactly what a fretting old gal needed…

Everything will be ok…everything…will be…ok…and it will be…because we…husband…daughters…family…will always…have each other…
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And that husband of mine…agrees…