Notice
it is of course
well known
how men
steal
women’s labor
their cooking
their cleaning
their remembering
every appointment
and calling it all
love
and family
but lately
i have also been noticing
how they also steal
the woman’s
joy
like
all her joy
how the men who have wives
are
as they say in nepali
rato-piro
glowing
joyous
their cheeks rosy
their eyes twinkling
a smile always ready
a laugh always booming
and the woman next to them
is always
gloomy
drooping
tired
exhausted
sighing
once you see it
you cannot unsee it
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