《Strange world》on the homefront - Part 2
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In spite of looking neat
intact, untouched,
some sticky, frantic gripping thing
(what mother, mystified, termed city dirt)
had found its secret way
had filtered, hidden, inward
passed right through linen cloth,
left no stain, made no mark, yet, somehow
strongly bonded fabric grid to smooth wood down below
Just how long had that linen cloth been left
upon the little table there?
How many days . . . or weeks?
Or more?
no record here
no kitchen calendar that kept the count
How many widowed morning meals?
Each one contributing, no doubt, although (it seems) invisibly,
to moisture, particles, the secret glue or goo of silent passing time
Removed the candlestick
the potted plant
the plate
the fork
the spoon
Removed it all,
then, bit by bit,
pulled up resistant linen, warp and weft
Detached the grey blue matrix from pale blonde table-wood
Like tablecloth
the tabletop as well
in urgent need of asap cleansing care
the once-smooth maple surface
rough and sticky now
Our table, naked, tippy,
built from too-short boards —
leftovers, bits and pieces, from when we first came here
found out we needed to replace the failing, stained fir floor.
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