singaporean housewife
Swirls of brown, a crown
for a head less glorious than — its crowning glory;
stuffed with 4D, Toto and free manicure vouchers.
Do you, now, discriminate her
as she fixes your dinner
by microwave,
nestling your baby in her arms
while you push one wrong button too many
on your brand shiny new handphone between your palms;
the one you bought with her hard-earned red-light money?
Swirls of brown, a crown
for a head less glorious than — its crowning glory;
stuffed with 4D, Toto and free manicure vouchers.
Do you, now, discriminate her
as she fixes your dinner
by microwave,
nestling your baby in her arms
while you push one wrong button too many
on your brand shiny new handphone between your palms;
the one you bought with her hard-earned red-light money?
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