#SOL20 11 Years Ago

11 years ago, I put labels on wine bottles
and put them  into mesh bags
as favors for my upcoming wedding.
11 years ago, I couldn't have known
that I would open one of the 5 bottles of wine
we saved
because it was a global pandemic. 
And there have been
so many days and nights in the house.
And all day long
my chest has hurt
and I've worried that I am going to be sick.
And if my husband gets sick
and we both need to be hospitalized,
who will take my children?
Because no one can be around us 
if that is the case.
Turns out,
the wine from 11 years ago
took away any chest pains.
And I think it was anxiety
and not the Corona Virus.
And the report cards
that needed to get done
will wait until tomorrow 
Because I needed a glass
or two
or three 
of wine tonight
the wine 
from 11 years ago
when the world was different
in every was possible.