
i.
angel with a pail of milk
many of you, huddled
grasping shoulders
ii.
rubber band reprimand:
two large hands come down from the sky
and wring you like a washcloth
iii.
laundry’s been sorted
yes, god’s work is sordid
Allegra Stevenson-Kaplan recently completed her Honours English degree at the University of Victoria, where she was a Poetry Editor for The Warren Undergraduate Review. Twitter: @allegra__kaplan.
Loving the composition of following “sorted” with “sordid”. It sticks in your mind in a good way.