Civitella brought me back to a sense of possibility. I loved working in my quiet reflective space. I gained new skills, made new friends, and lived a little lighter.
Vinegar (from Throat published by UQP, 2020.)
Sometimes, the house is unclean.
In this panic
I find myself of past and future.
When we clean houses we do so knowing that they
are watching and our lives depend on it.
When we teach our children to clean houses we do so knowing that they
are watching and our lives depend on it.
I honour your cleaning recipes.
Squatting on the shower floor.
I will not have to work as hard and I don’t have your burdens but I wonder
Does the intergenerational load get lighter or heavier?
