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Spring clean

March 4, 2023
By Luciivly BRONZE, Helensburgh, Other
Luciivly BRONZE, Helensburgh, Other
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Favorite Quote:
You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.


Given a bucket and mop

Told to clean myself of you.

White rags dipped in soapy regret

Your sweat, dripping from the fabric


Dirty walls in which I live

Faces splayed across brick,

Your name is ingrained within my taps

The water runs a different colour each day


Owning my world

You rinsed me of my thoughts

Leaving them in a puddle,

Where I step before walking out into the world

I am dirty again


The author's comments:

I wrote this piece about loss, good or bad; missing someone and feeling their absence almost physically. It can be interpreted in many different ways however.


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