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Honeybunch
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0 posted 2004-11-03 08:28 AM


The inner or the outer,
perhaps an inept me
ineffectively attempting
the time honoured maneuver
of changing what is now
into what is meant to be.

Waylaid is the easy slide
into home of many names
until I’m gasping, groping,
still not satisfied.    

I try from out, try from in,
limp in flops and lies
alongside the edge
not centered in the middle
and my gentle ministrations
as if not there at all.

Breathe in the angry vibes,
breathe out the strength of lions,
then grab all the dangling bits
and shove it, shove it in.

I did that yesterday,
it works I’ll have you know,
and the bed I made pleases me,
at last it pleases me!

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Just giving vent to the frustration of bed making
in case you  thought …  ??


© Copyright 2004 Helen - All Rights Reserved
Sunshine
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1 posted 2004-11-03 08:44 AM


  Good thing this had a disclaimer, Helen...bedmaking can be quite...amusing...
DavePage
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2 posted 2004-11-03 05:44 PM


Agree with that.

Makes you wish all beds were slipping bags.

Throw yourself in, zip it and worry about it in the morning.

Dave

Martie
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3 posted 2004-11-03 06:14 PM


Gosh Helen....Bed making was never this fun for me!  
Ericc
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4 posted 2004-11-03 07:46 PM


Great write!

Eric

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5 posted 2004-11-03 08:16 PM


I thought you were going to write about belly buttons here

cute write

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