So the purpose of this blog is to be a space to practice creativity. I am currently using it as a place to record a single, unedited poem for each day in 2019. While I attempt to write everyday, I may not actually post daily. Instead, I will post poems as they are completed, but one for everyday of the year. Not sure I can make it, but we'll see. It's fun to try regardless :)

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Poem: September 18, 2019

The Things I Do For You

You might not understand this, not being
inclined to think this way, but literally
everything I do to help around the house
is, in my mind, an act of love. When I
empty the dishwasher, that is an act of
love. When I roll the garbage bin back
from the curb, that is an act of love.
Folding laundry, vacuuming the floor,
scrubbing the toilet. All of these are acts
of love, and without love, I doubt that I
would do them. Without love, I would
wade through the piles of trash upon the
floor. Without love, the sinks would clog
and forever remain in that state. Without
love, our bed would go unmade. The
making of the bed, especially, for me
is a particularly meaningful act of love.


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