Journey of Words

Domestic Priest

Christopher Perry

You see it all
Smell it
Taste it
Wrap it all up
In a bundle

Grant absolution
For all our stains
Our skin, fluids, blood, mess

Evidence of sins
I confess

I peer into your soul
As you spin dry mine

No handwringing required

~

n.b. NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 9: Ode to an everyday object. The washing machine.

CLP 09/04/2024

4 responses

  1. kim881 Avatar
    kim881

    I love this! what would we do without ‘absolution / For all our stains / Our skin, fluids, I especially love the lines:

    ‘I peer into your soul
    As you spin dry mine

    No handwringing required’.

    1. Christopher Perry Avatar
      Christopher Perry

      Thank you, Kim. A half-remembered song by Cinerama prompted the focus on the washing machine.

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    Anonymous

    “No handwringing required” is *brilliant*!

    1. Niwlen Ster Avatar
      Niwlen Ster

      Sorry to anon, that was me!