A New Refrigerator

Her new fridge set as a giant gleaming jewel between clean countertop & faithful kitchen cupboards Icemaker amiable crispers bins & shelves cavernous freezer with sensible sliding drawer She’d paid cash using her hard earned own money smartly side-stepping debt & obligation The old fridge battered exterior puny packed interior bleeding cold & ice cube trays always plundered It was his revered bachelorhood relic when it failed she feared she’d lost everything She kissed her kitchen’s cherished crown jewel its powerful compressor cooling her mind (published in “London Grip”, 2022)