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Private Dining Under A Blouse
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For my nephew Josh
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Private Dining Under A Blouse


 


In the middle of our conversation


and the din


of the large dining room


she lifted her blouse


her baby blindly


grabbing her nipple


with his mouth,


the blouse covered


him like a shroud


for  private dining.


 


I saw


the infant emerge


sleeping


held in an untroubled


dream.


 


I sucked on my straw


flattening the plastic stem


still awake


and troubled.


 


 
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Reviewed by A PAX
Reviewed on May 21, 2006
LOL!
That poor straw!
Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on May 21, 2006
The new addition to our family dines al dente too. A tender verse.
Susan
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