Single Wide Female

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Single Wide FemaleShe takes Faith Hill's photo to Supercutsthey do what they can for fifteen bucksdoes her laundry downtown and while folding it updreams about the sweepstakesback home her tv covers half a wallher living room is like a drafty hallhas cinderblock shelves for childhood dollsand other keepsakesthinks about the single dad at the laundromathow his clothes never turn out rightcos he mixes colors with whitesthen she watches the walls breathe with the windmicrowaves a Swanson dinner againturns on country XMcos sad songs are her only e-mailher puppy's more confidante than petat night her pillow's always wetfrom salty rivers of regretoh-she's a single wide femaleher landlord wonders how she'll make it nowshe cuts coupons and corners and gets by somehowonce thought with the sacredness of wedding vowswho needs a pre-nuphe broke her heart then her cheekbone like a bruteshe saw him last month on some lonely state routewith a Hefty bag and a jailhouse jumpsuitdoin' highway clean-upthat judge saw her eyes were blackthen gave her ex the maxnow she's got one nice dress she wearsduring her day shifts at Searsshe watches the walls breathe with the windmicrowaves a Swanson dinner againturns on country XMcos sad songs are her only e-mailher puppy's more confidante than petat night her pillow's always wetfrom salty rivers of regretoh-she's a single wide femaleFriday night at the laundromatshe's helping out that single dadhe messed up his clothes againjust so she'd talk to himhe hopes a man with his pastcan win a heart as kind asthe single wide femalethe single wide female...(c)2007 Robert George