– heavy, large, swaying
with thin, cold coats
the mothers rock into the milk sales,
the food courts,
the clothing shops –
– hasty gazes into oilcloth bags,
glossy bags with many five cents,
two cents,
twentyfive cents –
sighing glances in light wallets –
careful questions:
if there wasn’t something cheaper,
smaller portions, costing less –
– heavy, full of stubborn, gnawing thoughts,
heavy with lifeless life the mothers rock home –
home to wet, stained diapers –
home to long, asking, anxious children-gazes –
large child-eyes –
rooms with cold cooking smoke – with humid, unmade beds –
grey tired eyes are forced towards the alarm clock –
men returning home –
men with hard work-steps –
with strong work-hands –
hard, strong, hungry faces with shy-friendly voices – |
hard, greedy eyes glide away disappointedly
from hanging arms –
from limp, hanging breasts –
the man –
nervous gazes –
for money – for the last thin shreds of friendly words –
for rest – for the bed –
nervous gazes –
(the bed – )
already four children –
heavy, large, gnawing thoughts –
heavy, large, swaying mothers –