Clothesline View of Brooklyn

Window viewing a wall
knows no world other than
brick square against nothing;
laundry blows in the yellow
tinged wind. Flaps mimic
birds flying. Bras trapped by 
wooden pins, splintering. Grey 
points piercing smoldering
dust and fiber on its way
to the refuse below. A push 
from an unseen hot whisper
of foul breath smashes it
into a window viewing a wall.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Parker Avatar
October 22, 2019 at 6:25 PM
your poem brought back memories of the inner city
De Beaulieu Avatar
October 22, 2019 at 1:14 PM
Hello Laine Lubar, this poem makes me miss the clothes line. I liked to hang clothes outside to dry. Now just a memory. have a nice day my friend.
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