Lawrence Hall
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Dispatches for the Colonial Office

    We Ask Everyone to Respect Our Family Privacy at This Time

“Our family privacy” – they keep saying that
A friend came over and mowed my rankling lawn
Because finding a lawnmower mechanic these days
Is like searching for a unicorn in a shopping mall

Their family privacy – I’m blessed with friends
But lawnmower mechanics seem to be extinct
The temp today was 98 at noon
Nobody chants “Learn. To. Code.” anymore

Their family privacy – chicken *** pies
Are on sale at Brookshire’s for 88 cents
I’ll mail all those bills this afternoon
That’s a really nice shirt you’re wearing today

Their family privacy – a middle-aged woman
Sheds tears upon an altar of VHS tapes

In privacy