Poem: Where is My Husband and What Have You Done with Him?

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This is the longer version of a vss365 prompt on Bluesky. The prompt word is "domestic"

He's gone domestic: 

cultivated a garden
painted the walls 
washed the windows
renovated the kitchen 

changed air filters 
and the batteries 
of the smoke alarms 
cooked dinner 

took out the trash
told the kids
a bedtime story
did the dishes

although he'd always
talked about it
instead of just pontificating
he actually did it.

his wife wondered 
if he'd been taken over 
by some sort of 
alien

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