nannies
we are haunted by cradles
and the nursery rhymes we sing
to cover the sounds of sobbing
we can’t stop the tears
our employers complain of the noise
but they pay us at the end of the day
and so we watch our charges weep
foot on wood rocking them
back and forth
back and forth
until mommy and daddy come in
to give a kiss goodnight
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Haunting! Love the word choice of
”employers”- captures a lot
Wow! Excellent images of these children.