Lonely - a somewhat Dark Poem for the Sunday Muse

Photography by Alicia Savage

Awake feeling lonely again 

Once more she'd washed the dress she has 

Faithful friend mostly hides behind 

Faces the world but really not 

Incognito dwelling from all 

with all her fears 

closely behind 

Hanging that dress in the open 

Hoping, she sings find me find me  

Please I want better company 

The dress is old it's very old 

Though it's tired as she's 

 it hides not 

And her fears get washed now and then 

They never get clean like the dress 

Hidden long enough so go home 

Have a glass of wine 

soak her feet 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - Photo prompts from Carrie at the Sunday Muse, 

   https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2022/08/sunday-muse-224.html 

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Don't Dos a Few - a List Writing (of sorts) for Friday Writings

The older we're getting the more lists we should make 
Top of the List of Lists would be our grocery list 
The older we're getting the more we will forget 
The lists tend to remind carry them where you go 

I've Quit 

People growing older and older 

Then items disappear from our list 

We even name that list, "Bucket List"

It means that when we kick the bucket 

Those things we want to have accomplished 

List shows those and things I've quite doing 

 

a. Dropped from my Bucket List was to touch the South Pole 

b. Dropped off my Bucket List was to replace my pet that died

c. Don't smoke anymore, been 47 years 

d. Don't drink alcohol, maybe a glass of wine socially 

e. Don't teach Sunday Bible School anymore 

f. Don't have my motorcycles anymore 

g. Don't drive much at night, especially on major highways in town

h. Don't drive so fast, for sure not over 100 mph for very long, hardly over eighty's my top now 

i. Don't eat so much fatty foods and carbs 

 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Revived 

 - Photos Copyright Jimmiehov 2006 as marked and 2011 Here

 - I am linked with Magaly for the prompt idea at The Friday Writings #40, at 

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/search?q=Friday+Writings+%2340 

 - Magaly has invited us "to write poetry or prose that includes a list—of things we love, of things we hate, of things we want, of things we’ve lost, of people we miss… of anything we wish."  I chose "Things I don't do or want anymore."  There are more but still boring!

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