The mint mouthwash and vitamin C
On Sunday mornings signified
Return to cinder
On the burning street
They’d take her food, sleep, peace
Possibilities
She’d come to collect in the
blaring porch light
gathering plastic baggage
Under the stares
And familiar scent of a cold cheek
Everything we store away must be addressed
Return to cinder
It’s nothing new or special
Contents as unremarkable as the paper walls
And hell screaming
Under the fitted lid
Ceiling fears of hopes and dreams
Standing beside contented ghosts guarding all that remains to be seen
~ xo
One version of Pandora’s Box suggests honey is found at the bottom of her vessel, signifying hope.
Born in Providence 
You’re getting deep, on me, tonight, my friend 🙂 “Everything we store away must be addressed” I’ll adress it to you, and mail it off 😉
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Haha. I’m hoping it only gets lighter from here. Thanks! Snail mail is my favorite 😉
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Hahaha my playful side says, I can’t send you snails, they are perishable, and the post office won’t let me. The more serious side says, do you know how many boxes it would take to send you all my bags. I’d need a fleet of trucks hahaha….ok, ok maybe they are both playful sides 😉 maybe 🙂
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Margaret you are brilliant and hilarious! I’ll give U-Haul a call haha. 😉
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U-Haul, what??? You want me to load it all up AND drive it to you?? ;);) hahaha
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Fascinating! The screams of hell beneath the fitted lid… for me it’s a concoction of memories, good and not so, but I just can’t seem to discard them, holding onto a vague hope that they have purpose for later.
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I’m with you. Memories make great compost.
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Wow! I like this!!
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Thanks Alexis! How’s the new book doing?
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Really well! I noticed today there were 3 5-star reviews. That makes me very happy. Im still waiting for the paperback proof to arrive so I can look at it and then approve it for release. Then it will be available in ebook and paperback. 😳😎 Im just trying to remember to breathe and not make myself craaazzzy with anxiety over whether or not people will read it.
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Hooray! I haven’t picked it up yet but I’m sure it’s brilliant. I get antsy after publishing a blog post so I can’t imagine a whole book. Sending you a big reassuring reminder that you’re good no matter what ‘they’ say. Then we can laugh as we try to believe it. ☺️❤️
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😁❤️
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Thanks for asking! ❤️❤️
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“signified / Return to cinder”. Nice!!!
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Thanks!
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No! Haha. I was thinking we could send our baggage on a permanent road trip!
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This is really nice.
Do you mind checking out my blog? I just started .
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Thanks. Welcome to wordpress!
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