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Wash, hang, wait, dry.
A laundry list of things to do
    but it always boils down to
    that old wash, hang, wait, and dry.
Wash dogs, cars, windows, floors,
    kids, limbs, torsos.
Hang out… or around.
Wait about.
Watch a clock tick away hours,
    kill for an activity to occupy your mind,
    talk to nobody about nothing in particular…
Dry. Words as dry as Arizona air.
Hold it in.
    Hush and hold.
    And wait.
Now go: puff, puff.
    Words on wind.
    Hush. Shh. Shh.
Wash.
Hang.
Wait.
Dry.