Thursday, October 6, 2016

a new winkle

you just noticed
a new wrinkle in
the mirror,
the wet leaves
on the steps
gone
gold,
a parent, who
forgets
what she used to know.
you just noticed
how the paint
has faded
on the shed,
how the fence leans,
how long
it takes to
rise, to unstiffen,
to get
out of bed.

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