From the collection And Don’t Come Back, 2021.
Pent Up
Brass zippers and rivets
thwack angry raps on glass –
there are four pairs of jeans
coughing and thudding in soapsuds
as the washer spins them dizzy –
I hope the door holds.
9/17/20
2 thoughts on “Pent Up”
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Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
Ah yes. A very familiar domestic sound.
I like it. I feel it’s almost human.