Once Immaculate
(dedicated to my Father)
The dust rag lost again?
It took 2 waiting years of wonder
Before I realized the stupidity
Of buying a $50,000 dust rag.
And where is it now?
Lost in the moldy mountains of soot!
As I look down to the filthy floor,
I remember a spotless home.
If I had it now, I would drown it
In a bucket overflowing with Mr. Clean.
I would wring it! Spit on it!
I would strangle it with all my might!
Contaminated cobwebs in the corner,
Spaces sprinkled with scum,
The reek of rotten remembrance
Of how that dust rag scrubbed.
The smut in my mind
Says she is eating T-bone with the best.
And me, Swanson's Cheese noodle with the tv.
Me and my vacation in
vermin.
Scott MacKillop has been writing for over 20 years. The poem "Once
Immaculate" was written at the age of 14 and he dedicated it to his father
while his parents were struggling with a divorce. Since this time he has
written a number of poems, songs, and short stories(one of these stories
recieved first place in The Frontier College of Writing's Annual Writing
Competition in November,2016).Other than this, he hasn't sought publication
until now. He also recently began recording some of his songs and is pleased to
say that he is in dead centre of completing his greatest goal which is to
finish a novel that has been in the works for nearly 3 years.
Even with this hectic schedule, he had to find a way to pay the bills.
His passion for books came at an early age, even at 16 he talked about opening
a used bookstore. Because of this, he decided in December 2016 to try doing
this online rather than have a physical address. Considering the fact that he
would have to find enough space for nearly 100,000 books(all from his personal
library), the idea of doing this online became even more appealing. Although he
won't be rich anytime soon, he is happy to be doing something he loves even if
he is only scraping by.
After many horrid years of dealing with addictions, institutions, and a
bipolar disorder, he has finally found sobriety through a need to not only help
himself but a desire to help others while doing so. He has now been drug and
alcohol free for 9 months, and can finally say that he is in pursuit of his
goals.
He lives in Ottawa, Canada
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