MOMMY
no hair past the collarbone / no hair dye / can we grow out our bangs? / no laughing / no black articles of clothing / no dark makeup / no friends in the house / no showers after i go to sleep / can we flush the toilet? / no laughing / no tv after family dinner / no accessing your money without asking / no working more than three days a week / no painting your nails in the house / no flip-flops unless it’s the last day of school / no laughing / no shorts if it’s below seventy degrees / no colleges on the west coast / no food in your rooms / but what if you’re on a work call in the kitchen? / no piercings unless it’s your first lobe if you piece your nose i’ll pretend you don’t exist for two weeks / no going out past ten o’clock / no electronic devices after bedtime / no laughing / no Trouble the bubble is annoying / no running the dishwasher unless there is no room why can’t anyone ever press a button to run the dishwasher because there’s still room for two glasses that’s laziness just run it