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tumble dry

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laundry day came
in a tumult of procrastination,
fingers worn as rags,
skin dry and white
as eggshells

(pale ivory with cracks
and freckles,
the heart a fleshy yolk,
yellow with jaundice
and indecision)

and a chore as mundane
as folding linen
became a metaphor,
fertilised and fit for
breaking open.
NaPoWriMo day #5.
I actually really like this one, but it's no secret that some of my favourite poems are self-referential.
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I love the use of colour and the self-referential nature you mentioned :)