Five Things

I borrowed this from Rick 4.0, with permission, who borrowed it from fully caffeinated. Sometimes sideways things are needed to take you out of yourself. This is certainly a little left or right of center and just what I needed to bring forth a smile.

Five things I’ve:

Worn:
A full length muskrat fur coat as my every day coat
garter belts
a giant black three pearl ring
flowers in my hair
three inch heels….to work every day

made:
paintings, and pottery and jewelry and music and on and on
panels for the AIDS Quilt
love
homes and environments that were good
sex in some mad and wonderful places

broken:
many things from my past
my leg
two friendships
an awful lot of toes
the hold of my addictions just for today

seen:
a little of the world
some passionate paintings
colors
the death of two precious friends
humans at their best

taken:
many very long, luxurious baths once even with a band in the bathroom
some great road trips
a birthday trip to London and Paris
(the old way of putting it) a college degree
life by the horns

used:
uppers
wine
sex to find love
an old sports car for a security blanket
an extended family to keep me safe

had:
the middle class home, husband, kids, boat, truck, car, and pets
homelessness and all the despair
lovers and love
a cottage by the sea
art, education, dreams come true, my firteen minutes with money and all that goes with it

Five Things I’ve Never;

worn:
a tiara
men’s underwear
ball gown
football pads
ballet shoes

made:
furniture
a symphony
candles
a computer
a car

broken:
a truck
a bookcase
a horse
(this is a reach for me because I break everything)
some things from my gramma Maudie

seen:
Niagara Falls
Yosemite
Northern states
Arizona
(I see I need to do some traveling)
Most ofEurope

taken:
some drugs
some trips, see above
some lovers
some foods
but mostly, I have taken it all.

used:
a snow plow
surfboard
skis, water or snow
skateboard
ice skates

had:
I had
Yes, I did. No, I didn’t write it all down.
but I’ve had it all, thank you.