Tuesday, July 12, 2022

the hoover mantra

my mother never
took a yoga class, or meditated,
or sat
staring at a candle
to clear her
mind.
she had no mantra.
but a vacuum
which she ran all the time.
she had other things to do,
which put her there,
diapers to change,
food to cook,
clothes to mend.
there was no need to
go to a gym
to exercise.
not with seven children.

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