Saturday, May 24, 2025

The Places Where I Fit

On the couch or in the bed

With a little fur baby

Curled up next to me


Sitting around a table with friends

A lady knight in a world of men

Rolling a d20 for “Intrigue” or “Sword”

Annihilating opponents left and right


Cutting wooden boards with dad

Nailing them together

Sanding and staining

Sitting in my living room

Admiring the shelves we built together


At Texas Roadhouse or Olive Garden

Playing trivia games around the table

Eating good food with friends


In a classroom

Surrounded by two year olds

Listening to their babbling stories

Giving hugs and smiles

Softly singing them to sleep

Filling each minute with love


Texting my nieces and nephews

Asking about their days

Getting the “tea” on their lives

Lending a listening ear

Giving advice when needed


In a crowded building

Cosplaying with friends

Taking pictures

And talking “nerd things”


Arms around a friend

Who had a bad day

No words

Just an unspoken show

Of care and love


Game nights with friends and family

Laughing at our shenanigans


In a book of my choosing

Following the lives of characters

I am meeting for the first time

Or revisiting after time away


On stage playing a character

Telling a story

Or behind the scenes

Making sure it all runs smoothly


Under a canopy of trees

Or in an open field of grass and flowers

Standing in the cold winter run off

Water seeping into my shoes

Freezing my toes


Sitting in the quiet of a holy place

Feeling the love of my God and my ancestors

Receiving confirmation and inspiration


On my laptop

Stringing together letters to make words

Words to make stories, poems

My thoughts tumbling forth

Like a rushing river

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