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Bedtime

A poem

By Ashley McGeePublished 7 months ago • 1 min read
Bedtime
Photo by Jenna Duxbury on Unsplash

I'm just a woman

trying to get the baby to sleep

watching my cat drink

out of the toilet

in the yellow vanity light

by the sink.

And there's not a damn thing I can do about it.

For FunFamilyFree Versehumor

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Ashley McGee

GrimDark, Fantasy, Horror, Western, and nonfiction. Long time stepmom, first time new mom. Current read: Saga of the Noble Dead. Current audio read: Caves of Ice (Ciaphas Caine). TikTok @squealingnerd

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    Written by Ashley McGee