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The Blackness and the Hard Labor of the Housemaid

The Blackness And The Hard Labor Of The Housemaid

Store up the spasms of the low rims of busy suns
trudging work tills the upheaval of ragged soil
and what of shadow hours, sweat and hard toil
does indifferent soil its gasping unholy vomit spill
she folds the clothes and then she falls asleep.
Trudge the hours and crack the unwilling stones
as her shadow walks into bars of uneven ethereal mists
the dark red rouge smears in round about shy patterns
she wonders, where does brown dung of yesterday hide
She slaves as a worker, her tired muscles cramp
her mind drifts and then it accuses her of nothingness
today is for work, tomorrow the mice may play
her work is as ancient days a drifting into noon
she is bent as a scornful indifferent boothill
as she finally stops, yes stops, to dare to go to sleep.

Robert J. Lindley, Verse
June 2nd 1972

Note: My new girlfriend's mother is a housemaid. Works 6 days week about 12 hour a day/

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Alexis Y. Date: 9/23/2023 7:05:00 AM WoW! Robert, You penned such a well-written poem in honor of hard-working women, who work really hard for their families. Sometimes they go unnoticed but they are heroes in my book. Excellent job. Have a great weekend my friend;-) Alexis Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/23/2023 12:15:00 PM Thank you, my friend. So many honest hard-working men and women never get the well earned recognition that they so truly deserve. She was indeed a very fine and kind woman.. God bless you ..

James Marshall Goff Date: 9/22/2023 4:30:00 AM About to help another as a pca Robert myself, as my own Mum's light slowly fades, a senior with dementia, glimpsing his journey in stops and starts, thank you for sharing your art! Login to Reply James Marshall Goff Date: 9/23/2023 10:39:00 AM A true multidimensional brain shivering work! To mine faves! Robert Lindley Date: 9/23/2023 5:00:00 AM Thank you, my friend. I pray God helps you in work and you care for her with the love and intensity she may need. God bless you and her my friend.

The Situation Date: 9/21/2023 6:32:00 PM Nice of someone to write of the labored. Sometimes it's our own homes that make us slaves. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/23/2023 4:58:00 AM Thank you, my friend. I saw just how hard my father worked to care for we 11 kids. We survived and as adults went on to prosper. God bless you.

Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/21/2023 6:32:00 PM Not easy work or hours! God bless her! Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/23/2023 4:57:00 AM Thank you, my good friend. Yes, I saw how hard her mom worked alone, she had two kids and struggled to make the ends meet. God bless you.