Billy Holiday sings
I iron pillow cases
It is a rainy day.
I imagine I am a 1950s house-wife
and I care too much
or I yearn too much
for something else
to complete me.
I am a modern wife
and pulled, seemingly yanked
I abandon my ironing
and meet my man
in his chambers;
I’ve been waiting for you he says
Tags: 2011, housewife, intuition, love, lust, sadness, yearning
