{"id":130324,"date":"2023-09-02T12:49:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=130324"},"modified":"2023-09-02T13:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T17:00:51","slug":"mr-exhaustion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/mr-exhaustion\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Exhaustion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. Exhaustion<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arrives home after another softball weekend &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunburned, hungry, and hating that Monday\u2019s coming &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ponders dinner options<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deciding on peanut butter bread<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eating over the sink<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to avoid washing dishes<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wiping the butter knife off with a napkin<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disposing said napkin in the trash<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Slipping the \u201cclean\u201d butter knife back in the drawer<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leaving the open peanut butter jar and loaf of bread out<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stumbling up the stairs to bed<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stepping on his daughter\u2019s dirty uniform<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leaving the laundry for another day<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sprawling onto said bed<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Without even getting under the covers<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs. Exhaustion is already asleep<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tomorrow waits for him, them<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Always<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Exhaustion \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arrives home after another softball weekend &#8211; 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