Sorting Through Life

A linked cinquain sequence by Deborah P. Kolodji [dpk] and Cindy Tebo [ct].

mismatched
laundry discards
washing machine-divorced
all searching for a perfect match -
soul mates                                                                     dpk

grass stains
in our fabric
remain despite your claims
this soap has all the chemistry
of lies                                                                           ct

barefoot
in faded jeans
dirt sifting through my toes
comfortable in stained denim
I'm free                                                                         dpk

It's my
rumble tumble
life stuck in the dryer
I break up the time between lint
and dust                                                                         ct