Salesmen

They come when least expected.
The doorbell rings. They come with

goods you might need, or sevices
you may have forgotten. New windows,

painting, perhaps your house needs
cleaning, or maybe you need an extra

large chocolate bar, or a long lasting
light bulb. The knocks come when

you are in the shower, busy with
laundry,making love, or boiling

potatoes on the stove. It's never
a good time, and if you have any clothes

on it's the bare minimum of sweats,
or a robe, perhaps just socks,

or flip flops and a g-string.
They are persistent. They will wait

you out. They will bang again
and again, and listen with the ears

of a doberman. They will survey
the movement of curtains in each

and every window until satisfied
that you are either dead, not at home ,

or hopelessly deaf, or lame of foot
and can't make it to the door.