i watched a funeral while doing my laundry
slanted grills/ voyeuristic refuge/ the crowd arrived at the cemetery/ women participated/ a strange sight/ their prayer would take some time/ i planned to pray Dhuhr in this waiting time slot/ bargaining with god/ childish/ glaring sun/ six minutes in/ sweat/ the crowd assembled near the dug up grave/ i took my seat/ there was somebody propelling precariously on three, no, four ropes/ a hopeless casket/ the final stretch /the ground felt a sad thump/ swift/ was i supposed to use less detergent?
