Mommom pours peroxide
on the shirt covered in
kisses from the grass
at my cousin's football game
she says
"this is how you remove stains
from clothes"
Grandma puts the last clean dish
on the drying rack
opens a fourth can of beer
from a fridge dressed in magnets
she says
"this is how you remove stains
from your memory"
Mommom shows me how
I should paint my nails
tells me men like girls
with soft hands
Grandma shows me how
to knit
tells me to make sure
I keep myself warm
Mommom is hanging picture frames on the wall
Grandma is watering her herbs
miles apart
they both sigh
and brush their hands on their skirts
Feb 9, 2015
Feb 9, 2015 at 10:30 PM UTC
Mommom pours peroxide
on the shirt covered in
kisses from the grass
at my cousin's football game
she says
"this is how you remove stains
from clothes"
Grandma puts the last clean dish
on the drying rack
opens a fourth can of beer
from a fridge dressed in magnets
she says
"this is how you remove stains
from your memory"
Mommom shows me how
I should paint my nails
tells me men like girls
with soft hands
Grandma shows me how
to knit
tells me to make sure
I keep myself warm
Mommom is hanging picture frames on the wall
Grandma is watering her herbs
miles apart
they both sigh
and brush their hands on their skirts
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