One Day

one day, you stop

walking the dog, feeding the rabbit,
packing lunch for the kids, dressing
to go to work, even getting out
of bed, kissing your husband
good-bye, instead

dozing off you dream of foreign
countries, the strange sounds that
come from people’s mouths
you do not understand, foods that
smell strange but not unwelcoming,
clothing that covers a different part
of you that you did not know
existed