One thousand recorders
will herald the deaths
of all parents as they ascend
from the witching hour
into their memory
foam mattresses
to be greeted by wet
sheets and dreams
of opportunities past
Parenthood
One thousand recorders
will herald the deaths
of all parents as they ascend
from the witching hour
into their memory
foam mattresses
to be greeted by wet
sheets and dreams
of opportunities past
Lindsey Lewis Smithson 