Why do…

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why do we always clean the house before the cleaning lady comes

why do I brush my teeth more than usual on the day I visit the dentist

why do we put on clean underwear every day just in case we get hit by a car and have to change in front of the nurses

why do we judge the quality of the food by the number of people in the restaurant

why do we think it fun to stand in a long line to buy concert tickets but get annoyed when we are fourth in line at the supermarket checkout

why do people spend an entire afternoon going from shop to shop to get the best grocery bargains then finish up at Starbucks and willingly pay an exorbitant price for a cup of coffee

why do we take so many selfies knowing we do not like looking at them

why do we assume that giving an expensive gift is better when we all know that the pleasure of receiving is not at all related to the value of the gift

why do we press our floor button on the elevator multiple times when its already lit up

why do I only talk to my phone and computer when they are not doing what I want

why do men insist on carrying 23 items to the checkout while women will use a cart to buy one small thing

why do I read the word Wednesday and hear a voice in my head yelling Wed NESS Day

Seahorses

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I wonder if seahorses see horses

do horses see the sea

I can see seahorses in the sea

but can they see me

I saw dolphins in the bay

playing like children in the street

chasing and leaping with joy

but did they see me

I catch frogs in the swimming pool

they try to escape my net

why do they come back daily

perhaps just to see me

I gaze at majestic trees in the woods

arms spread wide

green leaves soaking up the sun

they smile back at me

I study the clouds

shaped by water and winds

sailing along like viking ships

their crews are staring down on me

I peer into the mirror

searching for my mind’s eye

wanting to find the image of a thought

but nobody looks back at me

Discover your dreams, fears and hope

Take one word from each group that starts with the same letter

Darkness

Despair

Disappointments

Depression

Light

Life

Luxury

Love

Pain

Paranoia

Perplexed

Petrified

Fun

Frolic

Frivolous

Friendly

Scandalous

Salacious

Selfish

Shameful

Happy

Hallowed

Handsome

Harmonious

Make a story about you with your six words

What does it tell you about your dreams, fears and hope?