Excuse this house
Some houses try to hide the fact
that children shelter there;
Ours boast of it quite openly,
the signs are everywhere.
For smears are on the windows,
little smudges on the doors;
I should apologize I guess
for toys strewn on the floor.
But I sat down with the children
And we played and laughed and read;
and if the foorbell doesn't shine,
their eyes will shine instead.
For when at times I'm forced to choose
the one job or the other;
I want to be a housewife...
But first I'll be a mother.

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