in dress shirts
and ties,
coats,
polished shoes for Easters.
the girls
were in dresses,
bright yellows
and blues.
we looked like colored
eggs as she
shooed us
off to church with our
envelopes full
of change she made as
a waitress
on the night shift.
behave, she'd say
front the porch and wave,
the wind
pushing her back inside
for forty more
winks on the couch
before we returned.
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