Blond but NOT DumbSURPRISE's blog: "Poetry"

My mother tells me that it's cold today I ought to wear a sweater or it might rain I should take an umbrella or my dress is unbecoming and my hair doesn't look right She also says that I should lose a few pounds put cream on my face wear a hat in the sun not use swearwords and stand up straight My mother treats me like a child She has not noticed that I have grown up and I am truly catching up to her fast My mother tells me what to do and always seems startled when I tell her I am an adult, too

My appliances are meant to make my life easier I cook faster clean faster write faster get there faster reach people buttons turning dials spinning my wheels making my world go even faster right past me

My Great Great Grandmother in her horse and carriage did not travel far and wide but on her way she had time to look My great grand mother in her model-T traveled a bit faster and noticed a little less My grandmother in her car went a lot faster but saw a lot less My mother in Her sports car went very fast but missed the most wonderful things I travel by plane and see nothing at all

I love him because I know him so well I love him in spite of knowing him that well

Come a little closer so we can kiss Move a little closer so our arms can hug Get a little closer so our bodies touch Come a little closer for this too is making love

I listen to the night the silence interrupted only by the rhythmic sound of his breathing It is perhaps the most comforting sound in the world - his breathing peacefully next to me No matter what happened in the daylight hours the night is secured by his quiet respiration for he is here with me

Every day have something to do or somewhere to go Every day have someone to call someone to see someone to love But most important every day have something to give to someone

Go where the heart longs to go Don't pay attention to the feet that want to stay rooted Go where the mind wants to explore Don't worry about the hands that still want to hold on Go where your gut is fearful to go Don't let your body sit in one place Go where your heart knows it should go

I have known the paths of failure frustration disappointment defeat Because I have taken a chance on winning succeeding achieving It takes a lot of the first to get some of the second

Sometimes when I dial a phone number by the time someone answers I forget who it was I was calling Sometimes when I write a note to myself to answer a call or a letter I forget where I put it Sometimes when I leave the house I forget whether I left the lights on or turned the stove off Sometimes I have to check if my toothbrush is wet to know whether I had already brushed my teeth that morning Sometimes on my way home I drive right by my house and only notice it a few blocks later Sometimes I forget whether I meant to say something or whether I have already said it But often I remember the kind words the sweet smells sunlit days a tender touch a book I loved music, a picture a special event I guess I remember more than I forget