Wednesday, June 8, 2022

the brick layer

the bricklayer.
his hands
wide
from
lifting, his fingers broad
with
the trowel
in hand.
the walls go up.
he keeps
things level.
he taps down,
to the side.
a layer of mud,
then another brick.
all day, he makes
things
right.
but home is another story.

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