Saturdays

Saturdays

A Poem by Jenni Bailey

Saturdays were Cleaning Day
If I had a say:
There's much more to clean:
The house had a dirty scene

The rooms took more than brooms
The walls silenced all the calls
The mop wasn't going to make it stop
The vacuum cleaned up the dust, not the broken trust
There was pledge, but it didn't stop a ''family'' from going off the edge
The ceiling was covered in stains, it also covered the fact a family going in each other's lanes
The doors and knobs needed sanitized not just from germs, the activity with the doors needed to be realized

The house was dirty, I agree
But much more than what you could see
It was more important clean the visual mess
The audio cleanup was just a guess

There was no Cleaning Day for that
Parents turned their backs
The children were left to wonder
No one saw us going under

© 2023 Jenni Bailey


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For myself, I remember - I can't forget things that were said... just that it took years to forgive (if ever) the speakers.

Emotions run high and frustrations also build and build in our worlds. The stress of life itself presses and pressures. Dealing? We have our own limits and discover just what they are ...daily... and sometimes we even remember that we and others have limits (but not always what they are). Words leak as do the tears from behind our eyes as well as into our lives. I've learned nothing is ever free ...we earn our way.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Jenni Bailey

1 Year Ago

Thank you for the review
Chris

1 Year Ago

Lil one, twasn't a review - was a commentary on how your words settled deep within.

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Jenni Bailey
Jenni Bailey

Kalispell, MT



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Hi, my name is Jenni Bailey. I have Cerebral Palsy, and I've been writing since my teenage years. All of my writing is based on my beliefs, struggles, personal trauma, etc...my writing is also very .. more..

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