The Adventures of Laundry
From the tumble of machinery
the damp clothes
roll and twist into themselves.
Take them out
and insert them into the mouth
of another
while smelling the aroma
of newly cleaned cotton
reminding me of a sterilized room
but not strong
not like a hospital
but like a brand new rocket.
Pull the sheet of netting
from the others cinched to the one
and drop it into the stomach
where it will complete its duty
of keeping fabrics on track
guiding the clothes
like a rocket GPS
to the destination of
comfort.
Click the door closed
like a rocket hatch
heading to space for another adventure.
Press “start”
and hear the noise
of the rocket preparing for its journey
a fresh beginning
of clothes getting ready for the next wear
and another odyssey.