Monday and I Smiled

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I woke up.
On a Monday.

I opened my eyes and blindly reached for the alarm that refused to turn off by itself.

Silence.

I sat up and rubbed life into my hazel eyes.

I stood up, my toes hit the wooden floors.

I smiled.

I loved my wooden floors.

My eyes hit the wall that was littered in sticky notes.

Reminders.

Reminders to love, reminders to send a letter, reminders to let fear go to hell, reminders to speak love

I smiled.

My mind swirled in thoughts about my hatred for Monday's.

I walked to bathroom to brush the sleep from my teeth.

I stared in the mirror and was greeted by the words I'd written so long ago, "you are rad."

I smiled.

I walked down the stairs and saw the clouds through the window and noticed how they looked curiously like shapes of Cotten.

I smiled.

I had made it through the night.

I smiled.
It was Monday and I smiled.

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