Two Poems: Edith Lidia Clare
an older sister speaks i let the raw meat soak in vinegar i let the raw meat soak in bottled sauce i let the raw meat soak in Shaoxing wine i cooked the marinated meat and frozen corn you made the rice i wiped your tiny hairs up off the bathroom tile i threw away the underarm razor you used to shave your head i walked with you across town to borrow a friend’s clippers to shave your head i said will you unload the dishwasher i said please unload the dishwasher i said hey the dishwasher dishwasher