My Rules
If you want to marry me, here's what you'll have to do: You must learn how to make a perfect chicken-dumpling stew. And you must sew my holey socks, And soothe my troubled mind, And develop the knack for scratching my back, And keep my shoes spotlessly shined. And while I rest you must rake up the leaves, And when it is hailing and snowing You must shovel the walk... and be still when I talk, And -- hey -- where are you going?
My Rules - meaning Summary
A Tongue-in-cheek Bargain
This short, comic poem lists a speaker’s mock conditions for marrying them, blending mundane domestic chores with personal comforts. The tone is playful and commanding, turning a prospective partner into a domestic servant while puncturing that demand with an abrupt, self-aware halt. The poem satirizes traditional expectations and egoism through exaggerated, conversational commands and an anticlimax that undercuts seriousness with humor.
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