“She does the”

Vandal Poem of the Day: February 28, 2020

 by Michael O’Brien

She does the
laundry, it
takes a long
time and while
she does she
talks to her
mother on
the cellphone,
they argue,
later, on
the street she’s
still talking
to her, um-
bilical
thread of the
voice.
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