Ugly, purple, chipped toenail polish
Staring at me.
Days, weeks of effort focused on everyone and everything
Except me.
Today is no different.
The me, me, me cries out all around
But it’s not me, me, me.

I love those me’s.
I’d give me for those me’s.
Those me’s need me.

The long week turns into the long weekend, the long day, the long night.
Chipping away.
Needing attention.

Rest rolls in.
Hair up.
Polish around.
I paint and paint and paint.
Strokes of long awaited attention.
In red.