Boo

Even ghosts do laundry
washing themselves in lavender 
and hanging themselves 
to dry while the wind
has its way with them
your eyes through the hedge
counted among the dead
waiting for your shroud
to soak up the smell of sunshine
there there
go to the light

Author’s note: hedges are a symbol of the liminal realm between worlds as they serve for the border between properties. This is why I chose this symbol for the ghost I imagine watching me hang laundry in my yard. I like to include these authors notes to give you a peek into the writing process.

Audrey Anderson is creative writing teacher, tarot reader, and author; founder of the first ever poetry slam at Morningside University and former editor of The Kiosk literary magazine; her poetry attempts to capture the mystical experience and her fiction reflects themes of social justice, inspired by her travels during the Arab Spring.