save us

a year or
two goes by and
you get the call.
that wallpaper you hung
is splitting
at the seams, she
says, nearly
in tears,
you promised
that it would last
forever and ever.
that nothing
would ever change.
we trust you'll
come back and make
amends.
we are counting on
you to make
it right.
to make our lives
right. to fix
the ruin of what
we've become.
save us, and fix
the paper, please.
we are depending on
you. we will be
waiting, and this
time bring
extra strong
glue. my husband,
my children, my friends
are all counting
and depending
upon you. come soon
and save us.