Bless the Sonicare toothbrush<\/p>\n
and the dark oils from my hand<\/p>\n
smudging the white plastic. Bless this<\/p>\n
Pike Place Market cup I bought at a yard sale<\/p>\n
for 25\u023c because the handle was cracked.<\/p>\n
Bless Super Glue that fixes cracks<\/p>\n
and the ashtray I made in high school<\/p>\n
ceramics that I dropped in my 20s.<\/p>\n
Bless the Pantene 2-in-1 shampoo\/conditioner<\/p>\n
that streamlines my shower and the soft<\/p>\n
quick-dry turquoise towel that touches me<\/p>\n
head to toe. Bless the stretchy New Balance<\/p>\n
black shorts I slip into and have\u00a0for close to 10 years,<\/p>\n
the ones with the built-in\u00a0briefs so I can<\/p>\n
be commando, free of extra elastic of briefs, the shorts<\/p>\n
I’ve searched to replace on Amazon and Ebay<\/p>\n
with no luck.\u00a0Bless the 80% cotton t-shirt with turquoise<\/p>\n
rain cloud on the chest I pull over my head.<\/p>\n
Bless the Berber carpet, installed 20 years ago,<\/p>\n
for padding the floors softly as I walk<\/p>\n
down the hall to the kitchen for coffee<\/p>\n
and for holding on for another few years.<\/p>\n
Bless the Keurig coffee maker for the squeals<\/p>\n
it makes with my morning cup, careless<\/p>\n
of the waste it sends through my hands<\/p>\n
to the landfill. Bless my daughter for<\/p>\n
surviving the pain she suffered when I left her<\/p>\n
with her dad for 8 months that she calls a year<\/p>\n
because it was so longer for her than for me and for<\/p>\n
loving her mother despite it. Bless\u00a0all the little fawns<\/p>\n
in the forests who wait under shrubs<\/p>\n
for their moms to come back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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