id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
genesis-23068	Carnes, M. E.	Ode to washing my hands	2019	1	.pdf	application/pdf	181	6	72	genesis 2018 final digital.pdf Ode to washing my hands M.E. Carnes Grabbing ahold of the metal knob I pull it towards me, unleashing a torrent of water— and thud against the skin of my arms as if the water can sense inside of me. I watch as the steam rises, and like a burner on an old stove my hands turn an angry red; the water searing through my skin the pain ignited in my hands a distraction from the bruise that hugs my left eye, I take hold of the bar of soap twisting it between my hands I rub my hands against each other, coating them in the silky white silt— scrubbing every inch of skin that stretches as if I could wash away the purple bracelets his hands left on me.	cache/genesis-23068.pdf	txt/genesis-23068.txt