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Women in labor

Understanding the Stages of Labor: A Guide for Expectant Mothers

By bishnu prasadPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Women in labor
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women who lie alone at midnight

Because there's no one else to lie to.

women who lie alone at midnight

at the laundromat in the afternoon

destroy their socks.

Women lying alone at midnight:

Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates

women who lie alone at midnight

As the first ray of starlight

pearl moon with nacre

women who lie alone at midnight

send a postcard.

the face of a crying baby

Which screams, "I'm for the new."

women who lie alone at midnight

name of shoes

women who lie alone at midnight

shed inappropriate tears,

the kind that walks sideways.

never reach the mouth,

the way you can't swallow

women who lie alone at midnight

take the burden off my soft breasts.

and burping afterward.

women who lie alone at midnight

obeying the laws of physics

Women who let their dreams fall apart in the end

Women in Rajhansa Monastery

women who die alone at midnight

Contribute till the end,

Time wasted in the rain and blowing,

They found a bird trapped at the airport.

survive a water fountain

What's more, try it sometimes.

Does it work?

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