I used to peel
yellow paint from Grandfather's
truck

Tiny bits
flaked under
my fingernails like wax
paper

Rust
where he had
rubbed for
polish.

   
   
  Jay Dougherty is a 1999 graduate of Clarke College with a degree in English. He currently works in his hometown of Dubuque, Iowa, for Antique Trader Publications as an Editorial Assistant.
 

 

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