Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #467
Words: name, flow, see, knives, twisted, glue, blood, next, space, rest, truth, low
She employs a well
known name brand
of low suds detergent.
Plenty of space
in tub of new
washer. Even flow
of water. She is
the kind of mom
who is the glue holding
the rest of her family
together.
Truth to tell,
she is tired
of it all. Let
someone else
be next fall guy.
See how they manage.
She opens machine,
begins to untwist
the ball of clothing.
Intake of breath.
Laundry is all pink
and red. The shirt
whose label read
Colorfast, lied.
All clothes bleed
as if a knife fight
had occurred inside.
With a gleam in
her eyes, she tosses
it all into the dryer.
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