This poem was commissioned by my lovely daughter Alexa. While in the Haight district of San Francisco she met Lynn Gentry a roving-poet-with-typewriter who creates for a donation.
Three verifiable things about me. One. I am an only child. The concept of sharing, therefore, is foreign to me. Two. I am a Virgo. The sign regarded as a perfectionist. Three. My mother raised me to be meticulously clean; compulsively tidy. According to my mother, "You have taken this clean thing way too far." I disagree. Apologies to my mother.
Nature or nurture? Who knows? Who cares? I have not been diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Nor would I label myself a Cleanaholic. Or a Germaphobe. My world though, is definitely a unique place. One where doors open magically. Hotel mattresses are pristine. And estheticians never double dip.
I live in this world without a bubble or a honeycomb mask. About 15 years ago I got tired of catching the flu du jour and became ever more so hygienically vigilant -- perhaps obsessively so.
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ReplyDeletethis poem was the cleanest thing on Haight Street.
ReplyDeleteI love San Francisco!!
Wow. I want a poem too. Will look for Lynn the next time I'm in SF but don't want to roam Haight to find her. Gonna find her online.
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