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Sun-dry Clothesline
by Emily Franklin
shake me dry pulled thin clothesline tucked in baskets spread out sunny
twist this water from my skin my fabric peel the tags my hairs nails burry them
let me grow in tides mixed in with the whites staining weighted clothesline
soaked in bright long rays
of wind waves
shake me dry tight tied soak the sun in me smooth the creases in me
flatten sleeves wastes collar bones of mepin and hang unpin unhang unpin and hang pin unhang smooth fold unfold hang
Emily Franklin is a graduate student at Wright State University who looks forward to living abroad soon.
