My word for this week:
‘Assemblage’ - A gathering
All night of watching ‘The Sound of Music’ clips over and over again. A night well spent.
Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response:
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
“Oh, Elise, could you please stay home for the next couple of days, we want you to spend some time with the family”.
/Spends weekend mindlessly walking around household while parents read newspapers and stare at TV screens.
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Dear exercise,
They like me more.
Sincerely, the couch.
I’ve already got everything I need, it’s just hard to find all the right parts at the right time.
In one year from today, how do you think your life will be different?
Frightening question.
It seems an obvious answer, but the more you consider it, the more unknowns unfold.
Because if you had asked me this last year, my answer would’ve been so wrong.
Wup-pah!
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Letters Between Lovers (The Things We Leave Unsaid)
By Ashley Shaw
Danny,
It is sunny here,
But not as warm as expected.
Dusty yellow rays bounce off
The shiny red paint
On my car,
But I still shiver.
I never realized how
Cold it could be
In Florida
-Leslie
Leslie,
I, too, am cold.
But for a different reason.
I miss you.
I wish you would come home.
I can still hear your tentative footsteps
Walking through our bedroom.
It still smells like gardenia,
Even though all of the flowers
Have died.
It is brisk here.
Love,
-Danny
Danny,
Yes, I am aware of your brisk temperatures.
Like the cold tone of your letter.
I made it to the beach today
And let my toes drift lazily
Against the water’s edge.
I wore my black bikini.
The one we picked out together
In one of those little stores on the
Jersey boardwalk.
I caught men staring at my
Rounded bottom.
I don’t know why I’m telling you this.
I chased the seagulls
Into the foaming surf.
It’s so beautiful here.
But I still long for home.
I hope you are keeping occupied.
-Leslie
Leslie,
I am keeping busy.
To distract myself from
Thoughts of your hair
And toes and skin and shoulders
And scent.
I feel your ghost in each
Breath I take, and
I keep thinking I see you
Out of the corner of my eye,
Your lips stretched into a smile.
It was so rare to see you smile
During the past few months.
I wish you were here.
Yes, I’m very busy.
-Danny
Danny,
I’m having my lawyer send up the papers.
Please sign them at your earliest convenience.
Why couldn’t you just talk to me?
We could have resolved this.
I’m sorry it worked out this way.
Why didn’t you just
Love me?
-Leslie
Leslie,
The papers are signed.
I’m sorry.
I wish I could have fixed this,
But I know
I could never be what you need.
I wish I could tell you
How much I love you,
How much I long for you,
How late I stay awake each night
Just thinking of your eyes,
But some things are
Better left
Unsaid.
-Danny
That Wonderful Weekend Where Everything Was Wonderful
minus time spent at home.
bohemian rapsoda
