Objects, Objectivity, and Order

September 30, 2020

a
ceramic tub
closes its curtains
beige, all the way
up

plastic curls in the corners

silver bent seven table knives
wool washed white towels

objects, all the way
from under the drain,
flooding over closed
lids, all the way
into the vent,
swirl up
in

water sloshes
blue tinged with
green

tints the body
arms slosh, legs kick
floating
away
right down the drain
all the way

what if you open the curtains
and taste
bitterness in the way
plastic
brushes against
fingertips,
ensnares the
cheap chemicals in
rose-flavored
shampoo

gently gently
close the curtains
beige and plastic,
all the way

there is only a body floating away
bloated

in the colors of all
objects, objectivity, and order


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