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She couldn’t have been clearer.
She couldn’t have been more firm.
Still he chose to disregard and
Pretend it wasn’t him.
She told him to pack his stuff.
She told him he must leave.
Still he chose to linger and
Refused to cleave.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Lucid in 43 words
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Still they strive
Strain to grow
Stretch to touch
Yearning so.
Almost there
But not quite
Only five
Thousand years
Till they finally
Hold hands.
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I’d rather be
As I am
Just in a world
Less fraught
With wrong
And sorrow.
And yet,
If in my druthers
Things were not
Exactly as they are
In both joy and dismay,
What would make me
Be exactly
As I am
Today?
For The Daily Post
When details crowd you in — take a step into quiet.
When to-dos heap on tasks — take a moment, be still.
When emotions flood senses — take a breath, shed a tear, find your laughter.
When frustration creeps in — let it be, let you be, let it roll.
Relax the hold
Of control.
When minutia takes over the foreground — lift your soul, find horizon.
When time flies beyond call — stop the clocks.
Let it slide.
Let the the mess have a corner.
Let it go.
It is fine.
Life will flow.
Take a breath.
Unclasp
The grip
Of control.
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