POEM - We Got Each Other

It was the best fall
The one when we biked everywhere
Because the Suburban got repossessed
Just gone one morning
No surprise there
An open blank canvas for a driveway
But at least there wasn't a payment due
So we celebrated like we'd won the lottery
Had the family over for fried chicken
Mashed potatoes
Corn on the cob
And a huge watermellon
All of it piled into the two seat kid trailer
The one I would strap the youngest kids into
To get them to school
Or take them to church
Or grab a snack from the corner market
And we had each other
Strong and free of a weight lifted in anguish
A car bought to prove we could
Only to prove we couldn't
But we did otherwise
Found so much joy
Making it against the odds
Finding new ways to get around
More time together
Longer conversations
A brighter sky in the waning temperatures
A respite from summer's torment
Just when we needed it
I miss being completely screwed
There is a certain comfort there
You know it can't get much worse
So everything seems much better
And besides
We got each other
Yeah, we always got that