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Re-Invent

Re-Invent

she’s walking

around the house

in and out of rooms

picking up things

putting them down

and the quiet’s too loud

so she switches the tube

to a cooking channel

but there’s too much food

for them, for two

used to never be enough

empty cartons in the frig

crumb of cereal in the box

ham but no bread

bread but no ham

and the dog was fat

like the laundry

and there was always

somewhere to be

and then there wasn’t

and she thought she’d be relieved

but she wasn’t

all this time

was left

and she hadn’t a clue

what to do with it

she’s walking

around the house

in and out of rooms

picking up things

putting them down

and the quiet’s too loud

TL

Published inTamiko Lowery