When I vacuum, I sing<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
worship songs, praises to God, wishes<\/p>\n
for another life, a life that won\u2019t fall<\/p>\n
apart with every turn, every look,<\/p>\n
every glance in another direction.<\/p>\n
A better life. I sing for mercy,<\/p>\n
for love that swells, swirls the heart<\/p>\n
until it bursts, leaving me a fragment<\/p>\n
of who I was, who I am, a flame<\/p>\n
of who I will be. With the rumble,<\/p>\n
all I have to do is sing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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