Meaningless [a quirky pens&feathers challenge]

by Metaphoric Spurs

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This piece of wrinkled paper with curves and lines in crayon has no home, but it has my child’s name, and I cherish it. This small pink star? A button whose dress has forgotten it, so it waits patiently to be reunited with purple cordoroy. Coupons for food I’ll never buy compete with receipts from things we have already consumed.

Clutter in my kitchen annoys me, the smooth lines of the countertops interrupted by stray papers and trinkets I must not only keep, but keep handy. The papers multiply as if by magic, the pile growing deeper. I curse its presence, filtering through each item, but nothing makes its way to the garbage—I attach too much meaning to the meaningless.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Meaningless [a quirky pens&feathers challenge]

    RunningWithScissors' Buddy Icon RunningWithScissors

    Posted 7 months ago

    haha. :]
    i kinda do that too.
    ill carry a silly penny around in my pocket for a week until i randomly place it somewhere along the way for someone else.

  2. Meaningless [a quirky pens&feathers challenge]

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 7 months ago

    Sometimes I watch one of those organization shows on TV where the people sort through their cherished junk and fuss and fidget, but end up getting a new room with plenty of storage space to motivate myself to clean up and get over some of the attachment. Unfortunately, I don’t get a new room…..

  3. Meaningless [a quirky pens&feathers challenge]

    [pens&feathers]'s Buddy Icon [pens&feathers]

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Aw, I do that too. It’s hard to throw things away when they mean something to you. So I don’t, and it ends up in a massive clutter collection.

  4. Meaningless [a quirky pens&feathers challenge]

    wytherwings' Buddy Icon wytherwings

    Posted 7 months ago

    i do that too, I have a problem with throwing things away, adn my room is much too small for all the things in it =]

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