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it is not when you are free,
the bursts of early, summer love that curls your toes
The reason why I find the most important part of my life to be in between
The spaces of the gravity-defying magic days,
Is because it's true,
The quiet, boring moments give us the
Rapture, the serenity, the truth.
Doing my own laundry and washing my own sheets without silent judgement
That I may not do it perfectly or right,
Buying my own clothes with my own money,
And not having loud judgment over the way I want to dress,
Going to the bathroom and having my privacy
Without yells to embarrass me out sooner.
And writing the words I want to write,
Without mockery,
No more black & blue imprints on my pages
But black and white.
The ode to the mundane is my love theme
To make me sane,
To wake up from an early grave,
To make my bed only once my way and not be forced to be in tears
To make it his way a hundred times angrily,
To not spin around in circles
Like the washing machine,
Because all cycles have a stopper,
I just need to not let it be reset.
About the Creator
Melissa Ingoldsby
I am a published author on Patheos,
I am Bexley by Resurgence Novels
The Half Paper Moon on Golden Storyline Books for Kindle.
My novella The Job and Atonement will be published this year by JMS Books
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Comments (6)
Whoaaaaa, this was sooooo deep and emotional! This was so well done! You deserve a standing ovation!
This was awesome. It was very grounding as well. I love your unique way creations 💓
Absolutely awesome!!! Loved this, Melissa!!!❤️❤️💕
Blessings to you, my friend. I pray all is going well & that you're not only adjusting to but dearly loving your new digs & routine.
I can so empathize with this
Wow. You got me with this one!