☀️ The Daily Boost #854

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REPAIR
Julie Barton

The dishwasher repairman 
sits on the floor of my kitchen
reading the manual while
the appliance sits in pieces.

Nothing is being screwed in
or replaced and there is no 
clanking or banging of
parts or tools. Just his breath

as he studies the manual,
turns his head sideways. 
I have faith that he will 
figure it out. I don’t hover. 

I am in the other room 
writing this poem, thinking 
about all the things that don’t 
come with instructions for repair. 

(My thanks to Julie Barton at

Out With Lanterns

.)

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