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of decisions to make.
Lawyers’ fees and divorce papers
are not cheapplus
figuring out how we are each going
to maintain our own households now.
Wait, what about
me?
I hate how childish
I sound.
Oh, love, Mama and I
will always have space
for youwe just
will have our own apartments
or houseswe haven’t
figured out all the details yet.
Right, Mama Alice adds.
I have to decide
if I want to stay here
or go back to Chicago.
But Junie—you’re graduating.
We’re all going to be
starting a new adventure
but we’ll always beyour moms
your family.
I’m too old to cry about this
but everything
rushes out of me.
I feel so dumb
for being such a goddamn romantic
thinking my moms’ love story
