May 15
BRATZLAV
If all the world is a narrow bridge, I must broaden my
mind. If all the doors close to the
passage of a hallway, I must exit through the window. Never again can I stay and shelter in a small
and confining refuge. A womb is a place
to come out of; it is never a place of return.
I am not to seek over- exposure but I must ever widen the gate. The brave face I show is the gift of a tight
world owning me for far too long. Fear
is never meant to be larger than life and the world should never collapse
around the sweetness of a smile. Today
carries us. Tomorrow draws us. The world is a bridge.
Carpet the
memories that echo shame in your mind.
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Underoos
Why is it that I store undies I never wear
in my panty drawer and leave no room for my favorites?
Why is it that I have things in cupboards
that have not seen the light of day in years,
but they are kept as sacred?
I don’t use my storage for me
it is saved for obligation to inherited obsession.
I live on the fringes of the only life I have;
I didn’t question this.
didn’t see it for what it really is.
I don’t live in my skin only my head.
I don’t enjoy today only plan for tomorrow.
After years at this address it is time for me to move in.
The mortgage is more than paid;
it is time to spend my inheritance.
You are reading selections from Sober on the Way to Sane
and More Lines From My Life by Sherrie Theriault
