PANTYHOSE STRESS

Dedicated to My Son, The Bedtime Kissy-Keeper Giver
Like a virgin to stressed messes surging, I struggled with bridges on parental ridges when I wore both mom and work britches. Young years adhered pleasure steered twitches but grown changes sewed pressure stitches. I changed to a day and night striving female getter-doner; an energizer twit-nit who conquered to-do lists into done bits. I became every weekday employee, pay postured towards green seen garnered. I was more a get-byer than I was a future green funds keen accumulator. Nightly, I morphed into dinner’s meal cooker still dressed in work time's pantyhose stress. I dreamed of a pajama seamed frame before next becoming a kitchen mess cleaner, homework tutor, tub time clean scrubber and loving night-nighttime book reader. I found no awakes take was sweeter than my child’s beddy-bye kissy keepers and prayed my son’s most precious styled love would counter the stresses that I was made of.
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Marcum Wong Avatar
March 28, 2020 at 4:08 PM
I was so hoping this unforgettable poem would make Nina’s short list. I am sorry it didn’t. I hope you are keeping well? Hugs, Connie xxoo
Dietrich Avatar
March 20, 2020 at 9:07 PM
I imagine from this poem all that horrible stress and yet I got a chuckle out of this line here. Nightly, I morphed into dinner’s meal cooker still dressed in work time's pantyhose stress. I sure can get THAT part, Caycay. Thanks for seeing my poems, sweetie. I need to read more of yours and send you a note.
Lamoureux Avatar
March 18, 2020 at 9:00 AM
Can I offer a hand? It sounds like you are in desperate need of some help. As the old saying goes “Many hands make light work.” You did this really well and I have no doubt that there are many who will relate to this piece. Hugs Rick.
Marcum Wong Avatar
March 17, 2020 at 11:36 PM
This poem truly pleases the mother/worker soul in me my friend. I am faving this little clever master piece! It is a sparkling gem! xxoo
Godwin Avatar
March 18, 2020 at 12:17 AM
Hi, Sweetie - thank you! It's in the wee hours here and I'm wide awake! So good to see you and I definitely appreciate the fav. Please take good care. Love, CayCay
Roper Avatar
March 16, 2020 at 10:48 PM
Beautiful, CayCay, our jobs are never done.
Godwin Avatar
March 17, 2020 at 10:28 AM
Eve, please take extra good care, k? So glad that you came to see me and left the word, "beautiful" - I always appreciate you. Do be well!!!! Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Rodrigues Avatar
March 16, 2020 at 8:24 PM
This part tickles me: beddy-bye kissy keepers
Godwin Avatar
March 17, 2020 at 10:27 AM
Love it that I tickled you. Please, Kim, stay well and 'bee happy' (reference to cereal commercial that you may or may not have ever seen!) Thank you for visiting. CayCay
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