Letting Go Defeatedly

Laundromat Attendant

And the change pressed her hard

in the middle like an

age-hardened collar

been left in the closet too long

to be crisp like the

spark that she was before duties and dimes and dust

of the laundry

dried the bundle of dreams

she carried so long

until dryer made dampness

crept into her visions

and driers and washers

folded her

days

in

to

their clothing.
                      -Me

May we attend to each other more than we attend to lesser details.

This blog post is part of a series of writing (May 31-June 2012) by Tammy Fletcher Bergland about holding on and letting go.   tbergland.blogspot.com