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Spin Cycle MAG

By Anonymous

     I’ve been feeling dizzy lately,
more so than usual.
And you forgot me again -
add that to my list of troubles.

Lost among others like myself,
I sit and wait for what feels like an eternity
filled with soap and suds -
how can you claim you treat me gently?

I’m not very good at that hot-
and-cold game you play.
My frail body can only handle
so much until I shrink to the size
of a pea pod, usable only as a shelter
for a centipede. Funny how its feet
would appreciate me more than yours.

Instead, you wear me thin until I split
under pressure, unable to contain you, unable
to share the journeys of your everyday life.
But that shouldn’t stop you. You don’t see
Swiss cheese being ignored because of a few
harmless holes.

I hope your toes are cold.




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i love this so much!

asofnow GOLD said...
on Sep. 20 2011 at 1:55 pm
asofnow GOLD, Troy, Michigan
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Nothing gold can stay ~ Robert Frost

Amazingly creative! Check out my work if you can.. The double meaning is very effective!

 


on Dec. 11 2010 at 10:25 pm
TheArchitect ELITE, Madison, Wisconsin
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-Anything said by Mr. T<br /> - Ill be in my bunk<br /> - Im so clever that half the time I don&#039;t even understand what I&#039;m saying

ah! yay! this is so excelent.

on Dec. 11 2010 at 6:57 pm
DiamondsIntheGrass GOLD, Martinsville, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Worry is simply a misuse of the imagination.

ha! love the double meaning...

it is double meaning, right?