Opening Bottles

Opening bottles

Men can
Women can't
Not always anyway.
Some women
Have men's hands
Knobbly and strong
Take my late mother-in-law
Hands good for
Wringing heavy washing
Lifting pints of Guinness too!
Me, useless, needing a man
If only to open my bottles.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Thajudeen Avatar
December 25, 2014 at 3:19 AM
Oh...so bad the position.A good penning dear poet Plaskett.Regards. -Safa
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