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)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Kendrick Avatar
February 18, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Creative work. I like the metaphor at the end. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Sara K
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