Take me home.

Imagine

Imagene is its name but it doesn't really need one.

It's there when I need it to be 

and I've never had to call for it before.

It doesn't call me Crissy

or Crystal

or Sissy

or Crissygirl....

it just sort of communicates in its own way;

the same way my stuffed animals communicate to each other

and to me

in their own way.

With Bic inked tongue 

Imagene keeps account.

Story ideas,

blog post thoughts,

poetry prompts,

journal entries,

and driving directions are first

spoken by me

then issue forth in the form of brilliance covered super paper

 from its slightly billed mouth.

Kinda like a duck bill

with adding machine tape running out,

but with brilliance added.

With a glitch-less satellite feed

Imagene leads the way to everywhere I need to go

except Allentown.  

I don't know why

 but it won't go.

So I run Mapquest in full view so it knows my frustration at

having to venture to Allentown alone.

Stinker!

Imagene smells like freshly brewed coffee

and autumn leaves

and sea breezes

and fried chicken

and Steve.

Not all at once, mind you,

but when it wants to

at random times,

and it's always nice to be reminded it's near.

Imagene is 'feather pillow' soft

and 'newly stuffed pillow' plump

for me to rest upon.

Fortunately

so am I 

so Imagene

rests  back on me.

It keeps the stuffed animals in line

and entertained

and can hear what my son is up to from a mile away,

but it's not a snitch

so it won't tell me.

The most educated vegetarian chef

Imagene could whip up three 

perfectly healthy,

meatless,

energy abundant

 meals a day for me,

but I never let it.

It reminds me that chicken is a meat, too

and I've started to cut back a little.

It never worries;

it knows I can handle myself.

It never judges;

it knows the strength of my conscience.

I feel it hugging me when I cry,

and my cat sees it 

and chases it away

so she can come back to comfort me instead.

The cat is jealous and territorial.

Imagene doesn't take it personally.

Imagene is great like that.

Do you have an imaginary friend of your own?  Introduce them to the rest of us!!  Join in on 'The Imaginary Challenge' at www.inspiringchallenges.blogspot.com.  Post in the comments section a description of your imaginary friend.  Or, you could email me your description (crissygirl@care2.com)  and I'll post it for you.  Maybe they'll all get to know each other and hang out and stuff :)