Wednesday, May 16, 2012

snapshot of a day at work

while you paint
the bathroom
two boys
in the other room
scream.
operatic screams
that rise and fall
and start again
all in the same
breath of air.
one is striking
a pot with a large
metal spoon.
while the other
is tearing sheets
of paper into
small white pieces
and tossing them
into the air.
the mother is
on the couch
eating oreos
and watching
jerry springer,
the phone,
unaswered,
hasn't stopped
ringing.

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