i want to mope
i want to mope
but the kids are up
i can't brood until
they go to bed
one kid works
on her homework
the other has a bottle
& walks all over the house
dripping dots of formula
shrieking room to room
so i drink cup after cup of tea
smoke cigarettes
standing by the stove vent
set on the highest setting
i watch it snow in
a nocturnal backyard
then i think of chung tzu
& all his great advice
are you thinking too much?
then don't think!
are you wanting something?
then don't want it!
i pick up my son i tell him
"you look tired!" he laughs
so i laugh
homework doing daughter
laughs too
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