Thrifty Husband
father knows best
though both parents work
he’s head of the household
and makes family decisions
three daughters (ages 8, 11, 12) have come of age
even the eight-year-old wears a bra
with his wife, that’s four menstruating
women in the house
underground
the river flows
blood red
the cost of sanitary products funnels money
from essentials—or beer with the boys—
the government clinic offers free
birth control pills or injections
mother and girls worry
about possible side effects
of birth control on children:
loss of bone density, infertility
heavy fog
levels
a hill
the women obey
father orders
it’s the law
father knows best
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Date Published: March 16, 2022