Monday, August 10, 2009

Laundry Day (part 1)

Laundry Day

 

Took a left turn instead of a right;

astray,

          off the unbeaten path

I found myself on the one most traveled.

 

My carnal appetite gorges itself on you

leaving just scraps for the rest of me.

 

Laundry piles circle my bed

telltale morning sunshine

drips with

residue from shameless nights.

My blues and your whites

Layer up

To make sandwiches of your desire

And my love’s leftovers.

And I wait to wash you underwear,

So I can own your scent-

But I realize nothing lasts…

And I can’t even keep your smell

As it slowly lifts off your clothes

 

drifting out the window to follow you

And be with you again

 

Leaving behind just a pile of dirty clothes

 

To be separated.

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