no she never bought dishcloths
my mum.
that does not mean she did not use them.
remember
she was a single parent of four
and things were still rationed
after the war.
we asked the butcher for meat cloths alongside pig’s heads
and liver.
i hated asking for breast of lamb
rude to mention private bits.
later mum boiled the cloths in the pan with persil
&
possibly bleach.
it got the fat meat out.
cut them neatly for dishcloths.
old vests were not wasted nor discarded, underwear
was useful for cloths and dusters.
never a yellow one at our house
though we did have candy stripe
formerly a pillow case.
you make speeches, you rally while i remember my mother.