Tuesday, September 24, 2024

jeans. march 1, 2014

 

what size jeans does she get to where today

I keep thinking about the shelves she stores her jeans on

 in the corner of her room like a department store

 each shelf offering the size she needs yet

 not always the size she wants

 and how on some days maybe some of them

 will fit snug or loose. much the way her life fits

 never perfect, porridge too hot or cold

never just right

 a bed too soft or hard

 love being too clingy or not close enough

 does she cure all this in place where she is

 finding the jeans she needs today

 a perfect fit or a fit she can feel soft enough in

 or a love she can feel without feeling crowded

is it possible to find that middle ground

 a place where she feels secure

 and not in prison and if she finds it

can she keep it or does she always find

she needs to reach for another shelf

 among the pairs of jeans

 a bed she can have yet not forever


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