August 8, 2008
i don't wanna be a factory mom,
joni said
half-hour
into a mandatory twelve.

she was four months along,
just starting to show.

wanna get a secretary job
something in an office
away from all these fucking chemicals

but my typing isn't very good,
she said
as we taped up another box
of swimming pool ph strips.

told her
she could take some typing classes at night.

said
she probably couldn't afford that.

told her
they probably offered them free
at the community center.

sounds like a-lot of work,
she said
pulling off her favre jersey
marlboro's out of her locker
as first break buzzer
cut cadence
over the speakers.
                        

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factory mom
by Justin Hyde