Today I hung laundry
on wire and dust.
Saw mudpies
drying on a shelf.
Cursed mulberry
stains on linoleum.
I didn’t know an ordinary day
with my three little girls
was passing beneath
the shadow of an eraser.
Sep 22, 2025
Sep 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM UTC
Today I hung laundry
on wire and dust.
Saw mudpies
drying on a shelf.
Cursed mulberry
stains on linoleum.
I didn’t know an ordinary day
with my three little girls
was passing beneath
the shadow of an eraser.
My mother died at the age of 84 from Alzheimer's. Until her last conscious day she was searching for her babies never knowing we were sitting in front of her.
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