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By Arrangement
Washing his underwear in the river
she noticed even husbands
had accidents
Confirmation in this world
that faith holds scant rewards
with the promise of paradise in the next
offering small consolation
for the grime of here and now
All his wives
did what they were told
and it was easier not recognizing
your own slavery
handed on a plate
when you were twelve years old
and still being told
what to eat
Suicidal notions aside
there seemed no place else to go
praying five times a day
to avoid hell every night
when he rushed through that door
in such clean white robes
the lesser evil
Published 23rd Sep 2010
| Edited 26th Mar 2016
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