Black Ink and Parchment

There is a certain kind of beauty that only exists in the undone…the spilled, the tangled, the almost forgotten. Not everything soft is clean.  Some things are meant to be lived in—not perfected. Some of the most beautiful moments are the messiest ones. Here is a poetic list for anyone learning to love the chaos in their life.

1. Too many fallen leaves
2. Untamed blackberry bush
3. Torn Christmas paper
4. Spilled powdered sugar
5. Drops of cold paint on a shirt
6. Manicure done by your niece
7. Dress clothes tangled by the front door
8. Piles of books on the floor
9. Overgrown clovers in the backyard
10. Sand tracked into the house
11. Muddy four wheelers
12. Smudged lipstick
13. Too many open tabs
14. Overflowing bubbles in a tub
15. Dropped popcorn after a movie jump scare

These are beautiful not in spite of the mess, but because of it.

Because a life well lived is rarely ever spotless.