Washing.
Heart beat pumping aching shoulders into motion
Coarse fabric beneath tired hands
The wail of an infant ringing in her ears
She places a detergent capsule in the machine, shuts it and moves the knob to 40 degrees mixed load.
Lilah Hyman
I’m always apologising. Is it because I’m just an apologetic person? Is it just because I am British? Or is it because I’m a woman?
I’m in a beautiful jewellery store in Jaipur. The shopkeeper’s intensity and way of speaking would make an excellent chat show host. He tells me that because my name is Lilah and i am born on the 14th of April i should buy a clear amethyst pendant…
