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Washing Dishes MAG
October 24, 2018
I begin washing dishes
Floating in the water like fishes
A dull, yellow sponge; dripping
With cold, foamy soap; sipping
The dirty edges and curves
Making up the dishes’ nerves
Once the dishes are clean
They sit on the rack; their shiny glean
Brightens across the kitchen counter
Reflecting against the dirty process
they encounter
Of a family scraping, eating off plates
And cups and utensils, in increasing rates
At times, the plates rattle
Warning signs; herding the cups and utensils like cattle
Warning them, of their fate
Of being holders of food and drink;
It’s too late!
© Sophie K., Cambridge, MA
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