April 28, 2016 - For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Important (blank)"

IMPORTANT LOAN

When I speak of My House

My Street

My Neighbors

My Children

My Cat, My Dog, or the Birds in My Yard

I am commenting as a thief.

Innocently so, and yet….

These things are, none of them,

Mine.

For a short time I might embrace them, admire them, chase them, hug them,

Clean them, shun them, break them, mend them.

All these things are simply on loan

For my use, while I’m here;

And when I leave

I am expected to leave them in good condition,

Unharmed, repaired, cleaned up, left in their proper place.

The Mother allows us to borrow, make use of her things and

Treat her with respect and love.

She gives; we are to give back.

We have learned to kill and maim and sunder and sully.

We have tarnished, defiled, raped and stolen.

We are beggars, not choosers.

She will charge us with interest we cannot remit.

We are the stealing borrowers; borrowing thieves.

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