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my mother
worked her way
through nursing school
by emptying bed pans
at a nursing home.

she ran the emergency room
at mary greely
for twenty three years

until she got caught
skimming vicodin

lost her license

and started buying it
off an old friend of mine.

your mom
owes me five hundred bucks,
he says.

look at her
in that rocking chair
wringing her hands.

she's fifty three now,

works front desk
at motel six
for eight fifty an hour.

i tried justy,
she stares at the floor
after i flush another
bag.
the babysitter