Clothes Encounters
there’s been a pile in the
corner for over a decade
Probably longer, who’s
keeping track nowadays?
molded into a mound of mess,
You talk behind everyone’s back,
but how do you dress?
your clothes have moved
from the basket to the bed,
unmade with strings
hanging off by a thread
When is the right time to
cut them off at the stitches?
with an uncomfortable bed,
you’ll constantly switch positions
it’s time to wash the clothes
and hang them to dry
clothespins and all,
this is how to detoxify
fold them up and stack
the pieces into a closet
hide away the rest of those
secrets along with the gossip
from now on, use a
soap that comes solid
don't settle for a kind
that's purely toxic
I'm done with stepping
around your dirty laundry
you use your words
as weapons brutally
it's no one's place to critique
someone else's life by scrutiny
I'll save my quarters and
choose to use them wisely
- Leah Rae