want all clothes to come out clean
like a quick-to-cook cuisine
want a good, strong paper towel
need a fix for odors foul
go to college late in life
be a loved and loving wife
want some pants to fit my belly
want preservative-free jelly
desire no pesticides on fruit
be horrified by threat of nukes
understand why rape is bad
(one doesn’t have to be a dad)
want the yummy medicine
hope the kinder forces win
want to get out all the stains
sympathize with others’ pain
want a cure for child abuse
want less sugar in my juice
worry for the youth to come
think driving drunk is super dumb
be a real, true family
leave a lasting “legacy”
(one like Shakespeare’s — yes, a father,
but in school they never bothered
to teach us his family tree;
he could have no kids, like me!)
have traditions every year
think the climate’s cause for fear
have more bedrooms than just one
need vacations in the sun
enjoy Disney (yes, sans tots!)
know deep love or want safe pot
think about mortality
live perfectly happily.
*1: In truth, I have no desire to go to a Disney location.
*2: Originally appeared on Medium.