War Bonds

It was wartime Daisies and Maisies in overalls Worked in factories Snapping gum in their teeth Ration spunk To keep them going Through weekend tours At the local USO Or late nights Checking hats For the Willard rooftop garden It was rough Making ends meet While their men were at war In radio worlds And newspaper print Nights at home were spent reading Letters over and over Like prayers Mouths shaped To the words And Hershey bars Melted on radiators