My daughter's new flat
has peeling paint and
wine stains on the dun carpet floor
a jaundiced velvet drape
hangs at the window
and she has a view through jasmine
to a municipal park
My daughter's new flat has all
my cast-off pots and pans
the crayon-coloured vase
from Italy
the punk teapot
that pours from the Mohawk
My daughter's new flat
has a new Captain Snooze
double bed
it has a boyfriend
who likes my daughter
in her tan and turquoise cowboy boots
Jennifer Harrison
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