Wash (Grandma's Saying) My grandmother always says, “It will all come out in the wash” Well with my luck I would be the sock that got lost And with this thought I ponder of silly nonsense things Like what I would name my pair of socks especially the one that was led astray Francena would be me, the lost one And Athena in her wisdom would come out clean And I would be on a journey clogging up your washing machine It is like that love I long for who is probably riding on a turtle backwards in the Sierra craving water And here I sit in longing Isn’t longing such a bother? But alas, back to that sock Poor Francena stuck in a cold dark place She probably has a hole where your big toe would go But hey, that is just free air conditioning Anyway, I love the thought behind this saying Love those sayings of old That everything will come out right It just takes many cycles And moments And such And if you can survive until that final bout Everything will be ok Isn’t that really what it is all about? Going on a journey of ups and downs and strife Just to find your purpose in this thing called life And all we can hope for is that it all will come out clean God bless those old sayings They give us something to think about And a hope for tomorrow’s on the way! By, Tiffany Simar 4/9/17