Though
she knows
smoothing
cloth
how
to smooth a cloth
on a
flat surface
how
to scrub a stain
how
to warm the irons
to iron, bite off thread
tie a
knot, restitch
a
raveled seam
how
to cut from yardage
the
idea of a sleeve
to
fashion a shirt
for someone else
though washing
sewing, she’s looking off
sewing, she’s looking off
beyond
a world
of
fingers on cloth
of
lye, of steam
undermining
the
weave of labor
the
dour distraction
of
indoors.
— 28 April 2013
— 28 April 2013
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