Sexy Stepmom
Stephanie Valente

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i don’t know how i ended up here:
it was a tinder hook up,
an extra glass of wine,
it was that damn cologne he wears
it was a spell i cast all the way in san francisco
it was something alright

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perhaps, this adventure has gone wrong or right
acrylic nails, black tights, & pomegranate lip gloss
don’t get me wrong, i’m not here to parent
i’m just kicking at the dirt, just to support my man

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real talk: i never thought myself much of a mother
maybe to a moon baby, or a tiny cat
i’d prefer to walk the halls in our house in a silk kimono
you can understand that, right?

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this isn’t my life: parent night, sleepovers, missed texts
i won’t take calls, salad lunches, or gardening clubs
but, i like to push the stray hair out of daddy’s eyes
i still haven’t decided if the coin toss worked in my favor
but yes, i’ll work on dinner tonight.