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YOUNG WIVES TALES



C Ra McGuirt



anyone in
the western world
with any sense
knows

that going outside
barefoot

or next to bareassed
in the cold

does not give colds
to anyone;

colds are caused
by viruses,

and that you're better off
naked in the snow

than in a room
full of people.

my young wife
has never heard
of this
superstition:

her medical education
comes by way
of the old wives
of her country.

so I put my shoes on
and yes, my coat
before I go out:

a man can dispute
with his wife
of things unprovable
and unseen,

and sometimes come out
the winner,

but I know better
than to argue with

Holy Mother Russia.



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