rubbed on and o n the mo th er
till
It
fo rms a Pea rl.
It's greed, your ugly need,
we do not want
to
see i t.
Oh , you 'll no t ca tch us cas tin g
sto nes o r hearts o r throwin g
mo ney at your problem .
Why did you no t unl ea rn
yo ur adolescent wa nt
fo r love, fo r treillbling uni o n)
And if no t abstin ence,
yo u co uld have prac ti ced pru de nce.
You should have built in margins
fo r mi stake, fo r sp littin g ru bber.
An d now it is too la te.
Gone th e hi gh schoo l stori es,
sodden w ith bodil y fluid s:
th e girls, " Sh e b roke down in tea rs"-
th e boys, " Th ere was bl ood all ove r
th e place." We've spent eno ugh
on yo u, yo u un wed mo th ers,
spillin g yo ur Illilk , and brea kin g
down all over th e place.
N o use cryin g ove r
yo u, or yours. We' ll sit
and w rin g our swea tin g hands
as we wo rry ' bo ut th e future.
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/IIC'1/ Sill,r;
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