turning on the mundane

 

when I dropped her off for soccer practice, she smacked me on the lips and banged into my tender nose. causing a little blood to appear.

i said goodbye. told her not to cry. and then drove home through the cool, gray mist of an autumn afternoon.

with the windows down.

Jim Mitchem. I’m seeking the poetry of insignificant moments.

September 18, 2012
 

2 Responses to “turning on the mundane”

  1. [...] is intended to be ironic. Empathy flings itself in many directions. Sometimes it latches onto brilliant little moments in daily life that resonate enough for me to sit down and write about it. Other times it treads on life’s [...]

  2. Zaman says:

    I like this one. It’s great.

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