work

mother stays home to watch the miscarraige

while father goes to work

to put drugs on the table

and the milkman delivers mold

to fertilize the glass

he'll later break to push into

his voice box

while tuning in

to late night static

to scare the luna moths

off the screen door



and the pastor writes books about the desert

while his wife prays for rain

so she can wash her dirty hands






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