Promptly Poetry

The Joy of Symmetry

The Joy of Symmetry

I wake in the night,
rise and don my bathrobe
for the trip down to the room
of much relief (oddly enough
it has a bath),
tie the ends of the cord
that serves as belt
and walk down to my destination.
Afterwards, I tie the cord again,
extending the ends before me
so I can ensure they’re equal
in length. Then, I make the knot,
checking again for equality.
Most times, I get very close
to perfection and there is some
satisfaction in that.
Far be it from me to walk around
in a bathrobe with unequal cords
hanging from a hasty knot.


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For Promptly Poetry, Week 26
Prompt: Write about an everyday moment.