Mama said to me, baby,
not all your problems
are worth bringing into the light
of the day
We tie such petty issues
beneath our George wrapper
and squash them squarely
between the resilience of our thick thighs.
©
Jacqueline
This is an excerpt from my work-in-progress.
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a cooking pot and twisted tales 
Beautiful.
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Great words of wisdom. How have you been Nne? You are In my thoughts. More Grace, more strength.
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Beautiful poem!
Now to George Wrapper, I love them on people. Now that I am grown and could afford one or more – you just reminded me to go get it and enjoy 🙂
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More words of wisdom. I have not heard of George Wrapper until now so I googled it – how lovely they are!
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Loved it!
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