how is it that
i make
clean
and put away
the dishes?
dirty-clean laundry piles up
on the creaky wooden slab,
day-old groceries patient
in crinkly bags;
dutch oven boils, vegetables
slice and dice, while a phone wedged
between neck and shoulder echoes
my mother-in-law.
the baby’s in the high chair
chop
you’re on the couch
chop
i move
from room to room
because it’s Sunday
and i didnt think to ask for help —
Emma Zuder (she/her) is a senior at Seton Hill University in western Pennsylvania, where she studies English literature, sociology, and behavioral health. She’s an editor and writer for the Setonian, and enjoys writing self-reflective poetry.
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