my
very demeanor
my
tone
in
voice and in carriage
the
posture
and
the posture of rebellion
sarcasm
and seduction
was
a kind of classified ad
help
wanted
oft-run
oft-answered
more
frequently than deserved
thing
about answering
help
wanted ads
the
buyer pays by the word
and
I'm poor and I'm cheap
and
a few lines of newsprint
doesn't
flesh out your duties
live
in nanny needed
no
experience necessary
happy
to train
seven
days a week
twenty
four hours a day
and
other numbers too
dollars
and telephone
but
what wouldn't fit
in
that ad
was
the most advanced math
complicated
computations
a
gazillion job description bullet points
at
gunpoint
because
in this sitting job
the
child is also your boss
a
nightmarish gig
try
redirecting a tantrum
when
the one stomping his foot
is
the one signing your checks
a
pointless position
really
but
hey there's drinks everywhere
and
there's food in the fridge
so
help yourself
just
don't dare leave
a
print on the stainless
because
this baby's a neat freak
and
a control freak
and
a freak in the sheets
oh
he needs discipline
but
he's the boss
so
keep the crib tidy
or
find work someplace else
make
the child behave
while
you behave the way the child wants
so
help yourself to the food
help
yourself to the drinks
help
yourself to me
help
yourself
help
me
and
leave me alone
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