good fences

you have one
neighbor
that you can't
stand. he
is poison
ivy to you.
and it's not
that he's evil,
he's just
nosy and
intrusive and
always, always
with the
questions. what'd
you buy,
where are you
going, who's
that who came
over. and
you try so hard
to stand there
and hold a
conversation
with him, but
then he says
something like,
have you gained
weight,
your cheeks
look fat, or
are you tired,
you look much
older lately.
what's wrong,
money problems?