Mark A. Mandel, © 1999
ttto "Night and Day", Cole Porter
Like a chipmunk dead on the doormat
with its spine bit clean in two,
Like a slab of spam in the inbox,
"Teen Sluts Are Hot For You!"
Like a wad of gum that detains me
underfoot at the local mall,
My teenage children's dirty laundry
waits out in the hall.Light and dark, all of it foul:
Underwear, socks, and sweatpants,
a mildewing towel,
That I wash, dry, fold, and store...
By the time I'm done
they'll leave me some more of their
Dark and light, light and dark.
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