Because you left pants on my doorstep
2018
clay dug in Farmington, Pennsylvania and Newcastle, Maine
The following materials were used by me, or those close to me, except for the pants someone left on my doorstep:
sleeve of childhood smock, skirt cast off by a former friend, jeans worn during psych unit stay, bandana obtained along religious youth pilgrimage, necktie from clown costume, remaining lingerie from a past relationship, underwear stained during menstruation, pajamas worn thin, shirt shared by infant sisters, pocket of WWII vet’s jacket, Halloween costume worn when drugged without consent, t-shirt from a friend with benefits, burlap trail that guided imaginary travels, dish towel from a Polish kitchen, satin earned by a graduate, pocket holding a carpenter’s toothpick, canvas screenprinted by an artist, nightgown featured in games of dress up, shirt worn during a serious allergic reaction, pants left on my doorstep
