Can I Just Say No One Is GoingTo Hell For This

for not knowing how to make pimento cheese from scratch

for not keeping house the way you do

for wearing white after Labor Day

for wearing too much makeup

for not wearing enough makeup

for having their nose in a book

for never having their nose in a book

for watching tv after work

for doing handstands at inappropriate moments

for wearing horizontal stripes when they are chubby

for having a cluttered house

for having no house at all

for sitting alone in the school cafeteria

for calling in sick

for sitting down a moment to rest

for being sad

for being happy

for being sad and happy at the same time

for speaking in a childlike way

for being quiet in social situations

for not wearing a hat

for wearing a hat

for all the things you can think ot to turn up your nose at a person for

but you who are the ones making the unwritten rules count against

whoever you want to gossip about

you had better dress for summer

on your last day on earth.

it might get toasty.

mary angela douglas 22 january 2021