Maybe it's because I spend so long
doing it, I'm convinced it has to be
perfect, even. I soak them in warm
water and file them when I'm done.
But it's the first thing to go--
when the weeks get long
and I get tired, so tired that
I can't even clip my nails.
So here I am, writing as they grow
longer and longer, even by the
second but so do the days and
hours. I hate clipping my nails--
but I'm happy when they're clipped.
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The poem "Clipping My Nails" explores the theme of self-care and the struggle with maintaining personal rituals amidst the pressures of daily life. It reflects the tension between the desire for perfection and the fatigue that often prevents us from accomplishing even simple tasks.
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A most interesting analogy that you make with days and hours growing as well as nails. Clipping nails shows that even the most mundane of tasks can be used to make a poem. Well done
I really like this very relatable write, the desire to look after oneself knowing we feel good when we have done, but feeling exhausted and worn by the struggles of life, we lack any energy to undertake the simplest of things, well written
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