in the gutter
I watched the rain falling in the wee hours of the morning last week, noticing how clean the street looked and then noticing the rush of debris-ridden street water streaming into the gutters. I was thinking of what a dirty place the rain gutter must be. Then it occurred to me that there are some places that must absorb the dirt and debris so other places can remain clean and clear.
Then I started thinking about the proxies that take the negatives and grime the rest of us don’t want, or simply can’t bear. Then I thought that maybe some things are scarred or dirty because it’s their job to be. Kind of like a sacrificial lamb. Or a rain gutter.
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