Challenge
Inanimate Objects
Name an inanimate object, and tell me a story or poem about it, which can be real or fiction. For example, I named an avocado plant Jeffery and had him for a year.
Allen
He's been sleeping in my bed for the last 8 years.
When my husband is away, I let him come over.
I let him into my bed. I wrap my legs around him to forget I'm alone at night.
I lean into him. He holds me upright.
His caress is soft and he smells like clean linen... and me- much better than my husband does.
He gets tired every now and again. His caress grows unnatural, lumpy, rude.
I kick him out and I sleep alone.
And if he's gone long enough, I start to think I might be able to live without him.
But then my husband comes home
and I get the sweet relief of leaning into someone again...
So I bring him back into my bed.
Or maybe I just replace him entirely.
For someone bigger, better, softer.
I hold him and he holds me.
Allen. My darling. My body pillow.
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