A To Z Challenge - Clean

Clean

slate for the new year

but smudges remain, traces linger

I trip over baggage

chunked in the spare room

compartmentalized in the brain

nudged into view by a comment,

an email, or even a song

old friends remember

relatives rehash

laughter muffled as you enter

shush exclaimed as you leave

sideways glances, furrowed brow

keep wiping, make amends

face the year

without

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