Will you, dear, allow
a photograph
posed for by the window?
Will you smile
just for me because you
love me as much as i love
myself?
Will you make my coffee
make my dinner, clean
the dishes, pay the mortgage
and cable, phone, electricity,
water, insurance, and i’ll
buy some bread?
Will you put out
the trash when you get home
from working 12 hours. Say it:
Say, “yes, dear.”
I will.
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