General Poetry posted April 26, 2024

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Have kids, they said, It will be fun, they said.

A Day in the Life

by gansach

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The day is full of many chores

when you're a single mom~

The cleaning, cooking, bills to pay,

and much to stress upon~

A job, child care, and so much more,

some time to play and romp~

So much responsibility,

less circumstance and pomp.

The day began quite typic'ly,

my child quietly at play~

While I took on the list of tasks

I had to do today~

The silence rang a warning bell

I've learned to not ignore~

The toilet paper roll, unwound,

was spread across the floor.

We cleaned it up and I returned

to jobs I had to do~

But, once again, that warning said

to go and check anew~

The cereal was in her lap,

the box was in her arms~

The smile was on her face as she

picked out all of the Charms.

Another mess to be swept up

and thrown away at last~

"What next?" I said and shook my head.

I should learn not to ask~

For next, she climbed the bathroom sink,

found my trusty razor~

So she could be like Mom, she said,

tried it out to shave her.

We wiped the graze and cleaned the blood

and added a bandaid~

I sat her down to read her book.

"Just, please, stay there," I prayed~

The next I knew, my poor gray cat

was talcumed head to tail~

"Kitty's pretty!" my angel smiled,

a whiter shade of pale*.

Our dinner done, pajamas on,

it's time to forget stress~

We say our prayers and ask the Lord,

"Please, God, just bless this mess!"

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*A Whiter Shade of Pale"--a song by the English rock band, Procol Harum which debuted May 12, 1967. Lyricist: Keith Reid Composers: Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher

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Have kids, they said, It will be fun, they said.

A Day in the Life

by gansach

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