Playing House

A new house promises
evokes dreams
we share a vision –
invite colour,
keep it light,
banish the old.

So we shop,
measure,
consult,
order.

Shipments arrive
pieces unwrap
instruction followed
products delight

Then…
old lamps appear –
those left in storage
all of our years –
and your Nan’s bookcase,
and that blue mirror

and suddenly
our bright, breezy décor
is a fusion of old and new –
and the nostalgia is yours
alone

I sacrificed my memories
for the dream –
am bruised…

Can abide insertion
of personal…yet,
detect underhandedness –
an assertion of the alpha

Yet…
glancing about,
cannot ignore
influences of my taste –
my preferences
overriding yours..

Withdraw objection –
recognizing the sleight
understand all too well
how ego yearns
for acknowledgment
when establishing a home.

(Many prompts and a recent move have inspired today’s writing:
Fandago’s word of the day – ego
Ragtag Community’s daily prompt – abide
Daily Addictions – detect
and Sammi Cox’s weekend writing prompt which challenges us to use the word ‘fusion‘ in a 130 words.)

 

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VJ

Permission to write, paint, and imagine are the gifts I gave myself when chronic illness hit - a fair exchange: being for doing. Relevance is an attitude. Humour essential.

13 thoughts on “Playing House”

  2. Fusion of old and new and the ideas of both has to be respected and compromised for better understanding and conducive atmosphere. After sometime you can change it and no one will ever notice the change !!

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  5. It’s something I noticed when I went shopping with my neighbour for furniture for my apartment. She had to get permission whereas I could buy whatever I liked. There is freedom in that. I hope you enjoy your new home!

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