Just a glitch

Last night

I laid with my son in bed

Hugged him

And asked

“Can I fall asleep with you?”

I stared at his brown hair

And thought

How many more years

Will he thrill

To have his mom ask

Can I sleep in bed with you?

He turned on his back

I watched his eyes flutter closed

Like his sister

And thought

This is it

He’s out!

Woohooo

“Mom?”

“Yeh?”

“You’re breathing in my ear and it’s keeping me up.”

“Oh sorry!”

“It’s not the end of the world. It’s just a glitch.”

😂 A glitch!!!😂😂

I had other things to write about today

But I thought

About how life

And relationships

Are built in layers

Of experiences with each other

Like rings on a tree

Or when you dig deep deep down

Into the Earth

Or on the beach

And you see all the layers

Of sediment

Dirt and rocks

Treasures

And crap

And realize

How moments like this

A glitch

Too insignificant to write about

Are significant.