Laundry

feelings hung to dry
like laundry on the line
emotion and despair
stains that remain there

sometimes spots remain
freckled flecks of pain
splattered all across
that don't come out in the wash
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Palli Avatar
March 2, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Great allegory!
Pickett Avatar
March 2, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Awesome poem J.B.... Keep em comin....:JP]
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