Tagged: labor

where we’ve been and where

we are no longer

we are no longer
old school, spending hours to peel
and core apples the

way we did in twenty-twenty,
an ounce of sweat for apple sauce
.
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across the city,

across the city,
we meet in slices of sky
and make up things to

do to feel purposeful and
maybe even important
.
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a good provider

a good provider
is one who leaves – mothers, fathers,
daughters, and sons, no

one escapes these lives we live, not
truly – even now, we part
.
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we never ask where

we never ask where
the garbage goes and hold in
contempt anyone

who leaves the garbage piling
up, waiting for a helping hand
.
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step on, step off, snap

step on, step off, snap
to it, snap out of it, get
in, get out – breathe, breathe
.
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pride and joy, going

pride and joy, going
once, twice, sold to the lady
who can hold her own

on a busy city street, day
in and day out, making ends meet
.
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all in a day’s work

all in a day’s work
is measured unevenly –
the size not tailored

for these hands, the weight not gauged
by what we’re able to carry
.
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we are always one

two hours with a

two hours with a
hammer can cause a lot of
damage or yield five

pounds of shelled hazelnuts and
pure joy from working with our hands
.
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