de served
ice clinks and water is poured
clear liquid cools parched mouths
as i hand out drinks
i reach for another glass for myself
the cupboard yields one with lime deposits
the next has food dried in the bottom
my fingernail bends as i try to scrape it out
this one has smudges and lipstick marks
ahhh a clean one
i pour ice and water into it
only to find thick gray and white sediment
swirling in a tornado spiral
others drink
i watch, glancing at row of dirty vessels
thirsty
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