cotton/silk
I wear cotton
she wear silk
pin and tuck and
sew ribbon
sew lace
soft
smooth
pretty dresses
softest colors and little dresses
touch with my hand
sit and sew
my back hurt
and eyes don't see
sew so long
getting ready she say
big party
meet all the young mans
before they go away
hear talk of big war
today going to look pretty
catch her a man
then what for me?
10/16/98
stained
I broke an old plate
she beat me
and I bled
she cried too
said it was her mother's
one night
he was angry
one night
we both bled
after
I washed her clothing
in the big house laundry
I washed mine
in the stream in back
but the stains
remain
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