After Eight

Dear mother
Worn out
Doth smother 
Her daughters
With boredom
And nothing to do

Dear father 
No doubt
Won’t bother
To listen
To daughters
For he’s tired too
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Lamoureux Avatar
January 14, 2015 at 9:14 AM
It sounds like mom could use some help from her daughters. I enjoyed your poem.
Farley Avatar
January 15, 2015 at 9:56 AM
Thanks.
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