Stain (March)

Stains all over the page. Stains where the work has been. Stains on the windows where something flew. Stains hardened. Stains you try not to think about. Days for cleaning. Days for attention. Days of getting things clean. Stains where tears went. Stains where bandages bled. Stains on shirts. Stains on shoes. Wipe it off with a linen cloth. Wash it clean with sopping tissues. Stains as big as clouds. Stains where you squashed the March fly. Stains the washing in public won’t hide. Stains in the sink. Stains purple as beetroot. Stains grey as rain. Stains peppering the benches.