i opened my mind the other day
and saw that it was a mess
i unlocked the door
turned on the lights
and cracked open some windows
fresh air cascaded in
and taught me how to breathe again
it had been too long
since i swept those floors
they were ***** and grimy,
covered in life’s sticky sweat
a tornado
of captured times
and stolen moments
had blown through
so i reorganized
and prioritized,
filing fun under urgent
and fear under forgettable
once i was done
there was so much empty hardwood floor,
i just knew that i was ready
to fill it up with more
Nov 4, 2012
Nov 4, 2012 at 9:06 AM UTC
i opened my mind the other day
and saw that it was a mess
i unlocked the door
turned on the lights
and cracked open some windows
fresh air cascaded in
and taught me how to breathe again
it had been too long
since i swept those floors
they were ***** and grimy,
covered in life’s sticky sweat
a tornado
of captured times
and stolen moments
had blown through
so i reorganized
and prioritized,
filing fun under urgent
and fear under forgettable
once i was done
there was so much empty hardwood floor,
i just knew that i was ready
to fill it up with more
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