Friday, March 12, 2021

the washing of hands

i see him at the sink
washing his hands again.
over and over.
he can't get them clean 
enough
as he goes at it with the bar
of soap
a brush,
under the nails, the skin
on top.
the hot water runs and runs
as he tries to remove
something in his mind
that he can't get out.

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