it\u2019s constant
the noise
the requests
the glances and
casual wonderings thrown
my way.
i\u2019m tired of it
to tell you the truth.
i slog through the day
terribly and exhaustingly aware
of everyone around me
i come home and immediately
there you are
expectant
asking about my classes
asking if
now that i\u2019m home
can i do this or that or
the other thing.
i force replies out of my mouth
until
suddenly
as if the universe
on a whim
decided to cut me a break
i hear those miraculous words –
\u201cI forgot to tell you,
I\u2019m going out tonight.\u201d
my heart leaps and
i try to keep the excitement
out of my voice as i think of
all the precious minutes
the blissful seconds
of silence
or
if i want it
of music at its loudest volume
that your impending absence allows.
i wait impatiently
as you get ready
pull on your shoes
i tell you to have fun
take your time
i tell you that you deserve it
but in actuality
i\u2019m speaking to myself
to the girl who is constantly
with every breath
praying for some time
to herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it\u2019s constantthe noisethe requeststhe glances andcasual wonderings thrownmy way.i\u2019m tired of itto tell you the truth.i slog through the dayterribly and exhaustingly awareof everyone around mei come home and immediatelythere you areexpectantasking about my classesasking ifnow that i\u2019m homecan i do this or that orthe other thing.i force replies out of my mouthuntilsuddenlyas if the … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa867U-wJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2030,"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions\/2030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underwoodpress.com\/ruescribe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Indigo Williams is originally from Seattle, WA, but is currently pursuing a degree while living in Madrid, Spain.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"