August 17, 2009

I HATE IT WHEN

by Michael H. Brownstein

My day ends in the custody
of a damp mop
and too many dishes,

When everyone I know
understands
only the stranger in me,

When night comes
like a hungry spasm
cramps
thick with sweat,

When a muscle bound
wind
takes out
the light of the butterfly.

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