1/30/2021 Poetry by Karen Cline-Tardiff Lenny DiFranza CC Your resin taints everything, It started out in small things, a little smudge on your shirt and I had to rewash everything after I had thoroughly scrubbed every piece of clothing with alcohol. Your resin taints everything. I am always Santa, buying presents to surprise everyone, myself included, on Christmas morning. Last year I was surprised when I bought myself a new set of dishtowels, white with green stripes and promise. By New Year’s Eve half were ruined with black splotches and thrown out. Your resin taints everything. I used to buy dish sponges in the three pack. I wash your plate from beside the couch and suddenly I’m assaulted by the smell of tar, depression, and disappointment, knowing I should have bought the 8 pack instead. Your resin taints everything. I like a clean house, though you wouldn’t know from the looks of things sometimes. I splurged on a nice mop with a large surface perfect for scrubbing up after a family, but I can’t afford the replacement heads, so it sits in the corner; now I buy mops from the dollar store. Your resin taints everything. I know you’ve been driving my car when I open the door, and I am thankful I had the foresight to buy a bottle of alcohol. I don’t even like to ride in your truck anymore, no longer riding shotgun. Your resin taints everything. You are convinced when any one comes over they are looking for your resin and you swear you had more before they came over, even though you were watching them the entire time. Your resin taints everything. Even as I’m writing this I take a drink of the hot tea I just made and I can taste your bitter resin sitting in the bottom of the mug waiting for me to swallow. Karen has been writing as long as she could hold a pen. Her works has appeared in several different anthologies and journals, both online and in print. She founded the Aransas County Poetry Society and hosted a monthly Open Mic (pre-Covid). She has a Kindle edition book of poetry, Stumbling to Breathe. She is Editor-in-Chief of Gnashing Teeth Publishing. Comments are closed.
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