A State of Disarray

maggie grinnell 1965 (los angeles)



Boiling water cascading down the sides of the silver pot
Clothes thrown all over the bedroom floor
Toothpaste exploded in sink
Sheets all rumpled
Cushions upturned on the sofa
Computer left on
Printer beeping to be fed more paper
Woman hurries out the door
Wearing her non-matching shoes
And two curlers left in her hair

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This is me most mornings

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Written on May 12, 2000

Submitted by WALKINGTHRUWORDS on February 26, 2023

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGBHI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 326
Words 59
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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3 Comments
  • ritchiechelle
    Wonderfully written
    LikeReply3 months ago
  • VandhukK33
    Good work on pot and computer.
    LikeReply11 months ago
  • Teril
    I can so relate to this state! You have captured the moment well.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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