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Inhale MAG
June 1, 2010
Oh, the smell of your skin,
how it reminded me
of just-dried laundry
freshly dancing in the summer breeze.
In winter, I would catch you
straight from my dryer
and rush my toasty shirts right up to the nose,
loving the subtle pulse of heat on my skin.
Alas! How I wished you were always there with me!
Though now, it only rains.
The sheets droop in sorrow on the line,
as mold infests their insides.
The dryer has combusted from overuse
and abuse.
My dress lies in a messy, wet ball on the tile floor.
The detergent isn't on sale, anyway.
It probably never will be again.
© Nikki C., Phoenix, AZ
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Theraforever PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 13 2014 at 11:44 pm
I love how you picked a metaphor and stayed with it, it helped the poem a lot and way great in every way. This a poem I will definitely read again and again.
MercedesXO DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 15 2010 at 9:32 pm
i really enjoyed it:) nice work. and i like you're use of imagery and the descriptions in which you describe things in the poem. good job!
