Laundrette: Stanza 6

This is the 6th stanza from the poem "Laudrette", the poem Laundrette is about people living in a poor part of the neighbor hood and going to the laudrette because they have to wash their clothes.

Deadpan before the rinse and sluice of the family bagwash

The woman has a deadpan expression, beacause she is miserable. She is miserable because she has promblems with her family and thus is unsatisfied with her life.

"Let them stew in their juice"

It has a double meaning, let the clothes wash in their dirty wash water, or let them fight their own battles.

She sees a kaleidoscope

She sees all the colors of the clothes blended in the washing machine.

In conclusion, the 6th stanza is about a depressed women who has problems with her family.