Uninvited house guest
September 01, 2016
My mother warned me that you would come
Friends told me how they felt about you
I hoped to never know you personally
When I found out we were expecting you were the last thing on my mind
As I watched my belly grow I was so excited
Then I remembered you might come
I thought of you and shuttered
Still, I hung on to the hope that I would get lucky and wouldn't have to meet you
When you first rang my doorbell I jumped
I kept looking at you thinking I was seeing things
I turned on all the lights and took your picture for proof
I thought I must be dreaming and went to bed
The next morning I peeked out at you hoping I had made a mistake
You were still there
Dressed all in purple you were a terrifying sight to see
You barged in and I held back tears
First you left your bright purple scarf in the hall
Then dropped your purse on the floor like you owned the place
You walked right into the living room and plopped yourself down
Announcing that you were here to stay
I had tried everything to keep you away
But nothing worked
A few weeks past and you had taken over
I looked up ways to get rid of you
You didn't care how much I disliked you
You started redecorating and as things moved around you covered them in purple
I had no control
It felt like there was new evidence of you every time I looked
Finally the day came to meet my daughter
You packed your things and told me you were leaving
But you never really left
I now live in a house covered in purple 
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