Prints
We would like to make a good impression, a big one if possible. Sometimes though, with a modest mark, only a modest impression can be made. That should not diminish our commitment to finding our voice, where ever, however and whenever it speaks.
Despite devout rinsing of the electric tooth brush after use, it leaves a deposit on the bathroom cabinet every night.
When the brush is placed randomly with the other objects on the cabinet, it leaves random prints.
After a week or so, the prints lay scattered among the other objects. They find room where there is room. They are not decorative in any way, as other prints might be. These prints are carelessly applied like muddy boots inside make and always leave a poor impression.
I have reminded myself to take a little care with my toothbrush and its mark. Every night for the last week or so, I have lined up the toothbrush next to where it had been the previous night. While it may still constitute ‘a mess’, this new order determines that it is at least not random.
I was disappointed however, that on the crowded floor of the bathroom cabinet, there was no scope for social distancing.
Every night the toothbrush would have to peer over the shoulder of its prior placement.