Sunday, October 12, 2014

5 things to say from someone who's dying

things i've learned, memories.

because its been so long since i could pick a penny up from the road and think on a wish for the rest of the day  1) Please don't stop looking for coins on the sidewalk.

in case you're feeling doubtful
2) Always remember that you can catch a leprechaun with the right kind of chocolate coin.
i know because i almost caught one in a shoebox i'd decorated like a leprechaun bedroom,
    back when i was still losing teeth.
i never saw him but i only missed him because i blinked.

you want to smile? then
            3) stop thinking anything fixes hurt better than mom's kisses and a colored bandaid,
go to your little sister's dance recitals
and play hopscotch with the neighbor kids

4) Remember that its okay to
fall asleep on your brother's shoulder in the car
have to piggy-back on the steep part of the hill
pout and nod off at the dinner table
               then stay awake through story time and for dessert and until your hero-brother falls asleep too, leaned up against you and buried in stuffed animals and sleep that feels like your smiles.

5: Please, 
         love pretty rainbow-painted marker-stained hands.
                Colored-on hands are the sweetest to hold and are the softest when things feel rough.


memories are what we've learned But      
if you wait 'till you're dead it's too late,

so,

everett mills.






12 comments:

  1. "colored-on hands are the sweetest hands to hold and are the softest when things feel rough."
    love this.

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  2. "Colored-on hands are the sweetest to hold"
    Loved this.

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  3. "Always remember that you can catch a leprechaun with the right kind of chocolate coin.

    i know because i almost caught one in a shoebox i'd decorated like a leprechaun bedroom,

    back when i was still losing teeth.

    i never saw him but i only missed him because i blinked."

    This is absolute gold. I remember exactly how intense it was when I was trying to catch those mysterious men. Great work, truly.

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  4. when I was little bandaids DID fix everything. I wish it was still that easy.

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  5. "stop thinking anything fixes hurt better than mom's kisses and a colored bandaid,"

    yes just yes. loved this post.

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  6. the title drew me in and the post didnt disappoint

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  7. "play hopscotch with the neighbor kids" every day! #iwish

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  8. It gets real toward the end.

    This just sounds different. It read different. It feels different.

    "back when i was still losing teeth."
    Such a good line.

    "sleep that feels like your smiles"
    Dude...

    "Colored-on hands are the sweetest to hold and are the softest when things feel rough."

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  9. Colored-on hands are the sweetest to hold and are the softest when things feel rough. oh man.

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  10. This post gave me chills. I love this.

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