Wendy Videlock Optics On Lori's porch are desert ferns,
two calicos,
some box tops,
an overflowing
litter box,
an arch, a chime,
some clementines,
a cluster of shattered
lightbulbs,
a couple of gutted
box springs,
a leaning stack
of magazines,
a bread machine,
a rusty stove,
some broken phones,
some busted pipe,
and off in a corner
beyond the yard,
the neighbors' goddamn clothesline.