Friday, November 29, 2013

DOUBLE-DUVET MECCA OR, PAIRED SOCKS

We fold its cover
together: a courtly dance.
I go to give thanks,
but behind his warm machines
the laundrette prays to Mecca.

A service wash bought:
I call you ‘the other one’,
dodging a term. But
he smiles, his warmth bestowing
a Universe of paired socks.

About Caleb Parkin:
Caleb lives in Yorkshire, UK and you can read more about him & his work at www.skylabstories.net

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