Saving Up for Someday

Was doing some object writing to warm up today. Liked this bit:

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Ashes, smudgy grey stains on the beautiful red velvet sofa. And it used to be so pretty.

Making a case for covering our lives in plastic. Keeping it nice by keeping it ugly. Sitting down on a loud, rustly polyurethene blanket.

Heaven forbid we live a little, get the house a little dirty. Can’t it all be replaced? Does any of it matter any way?

Save up your pennies for a rainy day, then hoard them and barricade yourself inside when the rain does come. Log the frequent flyer miles for a trip you’ll never take. Save the good china for the hypothetical dinner party with world leaders that never actually happens. 

It’s okay. Just wish for more wishes.

  1. mikeschmid posted this
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