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But I am Retired By Elton Camp From far too many old men that I know, If wife wants help, this is how it will go Because they have been put on the dole Virtual inactivity had become the goal Even if the wife has worked as long as he, No reason to share housework can he see She is supposed to wash, cook, and clean But to mow the yard, he just might deign It seems to me this is simply quite unfair In the housework he certainly should share She doesn’t eat all the food or wear all clothes Why shouldn’t he participate in jobs like those? “Then how about you?” someone will surely say In your home does it actually work out that way? Yes. I did a share of the housework even before Now that I’m retired, I am doing a whole lot more Every morning, a hot breakfast I carefully prepare And at every meal, for washing dishes I take care I would wash clothes, but that she won’t allow Cause she doesn’t approve of my sorting somehow But for the worst jobs that both of us have hated To a weekly cleaning lady they now are delegated I should work hard as her as far as I am able to see Necessary tasks I think should really be gender free But there are some things that I simply never choose Never, ever would I think I should move her shoes But if I happen to leave mine just inside the door, They will vanish where I can’t find them anymore
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