Dónall Dempsey - On Other Things

You at the top of
a very tall ladder

painting a pelmet

in an exceedingly tiny tartan
red mini skirt

me at the bottom
painting the skirting board

my brush stroke
a little off

(not as good as it should)

my mind...

...on other things

Dónall Dempsey

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