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Hot Flash Redux
She gets them bad
The covers fly off
A portable fan attached to the bed
Turns on waking me out of sleep
This has been going on for awhile
It's always the same
The sweat pours out fast
A dampness not talked about in erotic novels
She drinks water
I dry her back with a thick cotton towel
She buys them in bulk at the .99 cent store
When she finally cools down
She pulls up the covers
We have a quick little hug
Back to sleep
Till later
History repeats itself
So do hot flashes
The covers fly off
A portable fan attached to the bed
Turns on waking me out of sleep
This has been going on for awhile
It's always the same
The sweat pours out fast
A dampness not talked about in erotic novels
She drinks water
I dry her back with a thick cotton towel
She buys them in bulk at the .99 cent store
When she finally cools down
She pulls up the covers
We have a quick little hug
Back to sleep
Till later
History repeats itself
So do hot flashes
Published 1st Mar 2017
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1st Mar 2017 1:49pm
I never experienced those thank God. I heard they were hell.
I love the poems about your wife and dog.
I love the poems about your wife and dog.
1st Mar 2017 1:53pm
1st Mar 2017 2:08pm
What a thoughtful hubby to dry her back for her! All I had was cats that just wanted to suck the heat out of me and didn't care if I was tangled and trapped in sheets. Selfish little buggers. Not one of them offered to dry my back. Your wife is a lucky lady :)
Willow
Willow
1st Mar 2017 2:20pm
I think we are both lucky to have each other. Hmmm, this could become a good business, hot flash back dryer
1st Mar 2017 6:28pm
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Anonymous
1st Mar 2017 3:53pm
Those last 3 lines...golden! Solid truth! Enjoyed this one
1st Mar 2017 10:36pm
Anonymous
2nd Mar 2017 00:25am
Poet.. love it when you preach.. dig it boss..
Dave
Dave
2nd Mar 2017 11:27am
I should open up the Four Roses House of Preach Pass the hootch and then pass out You and the Mrs can be my Promo people
Anonymous
2nd Mar 2017 00:53am
I've been having these suminabitches and I don't like it.....not one little itty bitty teeny weeny bit...but I do like that you help her with them..there's that sensitive Poe I've come to adore... :)
bedside table bucket of ice like
- S
xo
bedside table bucket of ice like
- S
xo
2nd Mar 2017 3:10am
2nd Mar 2017 3:19am
I can relate. It truly sucks. I wake up drenched. Its totally gross....unless youre into it. <3
2nd Mar 2017 3:45am
3rd Mar 2017 2:50pm
believe it or not I get them too, as a result of medication being taken, a real bummer :-(
I love it when you write about what appears on the surface to be the mundane :-)
I love it when you write about what appears on the surface to be the mundane :-)
3rd Mar 2017 7:42pm
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