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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Bed Time

Contributor: Douglas Polk

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tired,
in panties and a t-shirt,
she sits on the bed,
and cries,
wondering why she is so tired,
I shrug my shoulders,
and shake my head,
turn on the television,
let her cry,
while I watch baseball,
nine p.m.,
a long night ahead.


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Douglas Polk is a poet living in the wilds of central Nebraska with his wife and two boys, two dogs and four cats. Polk has had over 250 poems published in over 60 publications within the last two years.

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