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Apron Strings
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Mother fetched Dad's slippers, washed his clothes,
cooked his meals, cleaned his toilet,
and watched his tv programs for a decade after he retired
before it dawned on me how slowly she lost her innocence.
For over 40 years she repeated for dozens of people
new to the block her favorite of my remarks at age 5:
"When your dad is angry, it don't hurt as much
as when your mother is,
cause a dad is a dad just by marriage.
-- Louie Crew
Mother fetched Dad's slippers, washed his clothes,
cooked his meals, cleaned his toilet,
and watched his tv programs for a decade after he retired
before it dawned on me how slowly she lost her innocence.
For over 40 years she repeated for dozens of people
new to the block her favorite of my remarks at age 5:
"When your dad is angry, it don't hurt as much
as when your mother is,
cause a dad is a dad just by marriage.
-- Louie Crew
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Apron Strings
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