It’s been a long day

black and white

I feel my weakness summoning me
like a bed of soft grey ashes
I might crawl into.

Marge Piercy, from “The longest night,” Moon is Always Female.


Notes:

10 thoughts on “It’s been a long day”

  1. Smiling? Really? From recognition?
    My response was more like, “Ohhhh, yessss.” And “soft gray ashes” is such a loving way to think about weakness.

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