s./j. goldner - Father's Laundry

So she told me.
before she left for the hospital
where my dad's pajamas were-

as if it were some big secret
i had been kept out of
since i was a girl

she told me;
so i could do the laundry
and put away his clean pjs

so he could go to bed at night
and sleep
and dream of her.

s./j. goldner

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