Bits and pieces to enable riding
sat outside the door boxed and waiting
the door was opened and then was closed
with box possessed in the interim

cut the tape, lift the flaps peer inside
all is in order with what was ordered
somethings, perhaps, different than thought
nonetheless I am undisapointed

the time too short in the morning
to put them all together
and besides, the skies were gray
and the weatherman calls for rain

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and yesterday I bought that jacket. It's too easy to spend money. I wondered again whether or not it should have been spent even though it is a useful, maybe necessary thing. I want to start making larger payments on my so I can get out from under that load. I may need to replace the tires on the thing before too long too.

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and today a woman rises to see what I've written and briefly forgets the committee that's meeting to decide for her a potential fate.

Lord, grant them wisdom and her as well.