All in a Day’s Work

All in a Day’s Work 

All in a day’s work do the dishes go undone, feminine hands stuck with laundry

All in a day’s work does father sit down scoffing at the television, at sports he’ll never play 

All in a day’s work do mother’s endless tasks go unhelped and unthanked by the man of the house 

All in a day’s work does her self value slowly drain away 

All in a day’s work does dearest daughter strain for praise and envy 

All in a day’s work does she get pushed aside for fishing and beer 

All in a day’s work does she trade summer dresses for tight skirts, chasing eyes that look just like his

All in a day’s work does father not care 

All in a day’s work does son put down flutes and brushes for rods and poles 

All in a day’s work does he snap harsh remarks at the vulnerable or at those beneath him. 

All in a day’s work does he trash the nearest outcast's house

All in a day’s work does he know father would be proud 

All in a day’s work does father sit on that couch unmoving 

All in a day’s work does father not care 

All in a day’s work does father pretend to be proud 

All in a day’s work does father plant these seeds