Around th'apartment, scattered here and there,
There's stuff in different states of disrepair:
A camera that has lost a mem'ry card,
Another one that's broken -- fallen hard,
Against the pavement several years ago;
A marionette who doesn't seem to know
How best to disentangle all his strings;
A soccer trophy; several other things;
And rarely do I fix a single one.
So all around, there's little things undone.
At first they seemed a part of Separation,
And I imagined daily working through it.
But now I have a simpler explanation:
They're broken, and I just don't want to do it.
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Something about the relationship between "disentangling the strings"
and "I just don't want to do it"? Interesting.
Sometimes, it's just the best to move along.
job well done. very well executed with an efficient tug on the emotions
trilogy, you're great. But sometimes a cigar really is just a cigar... and I really do have a marionette, and he really is tangled. I did, however, untangle the wooden bird. So I'm not hopeless.
sweetfeet, aha. Your house sounds comfortable. Like that chair in the picture, in your "Four Faces of Motherhood" post? Comfy.
ladyslipper, wow! Thank you! And here I was just trying to write my way out of doing the work!
AtHomePilgrim, a couplet! My gosh, you can't know how much I appreciate that. And you captured the essence of the post beautifully.
anna1liese, thank you. I'm conflicted: heart and soul are certainly the greater call. But truth to tell, the place is bit of a mess.
Kim, eek. Everything? You off the deep end, down under? ( I have found a stiff cup of coffee helpful.)
Renatta, you keep raising the bar! But I'm still glad you liked the last line, of course. (Thanks!)
PattyJane, thanks. I'm hoping you're very, very busy. So a tiny little comment makes me think you're doing OK.
Thanks again all. Wish me luck on the next one.
Your servant.