new set of knives

you buy
a set of knives
on tv.
it's three
a.m.
you have to
turn a light
on to read
the numbers
on your visa card,
then
the three
strangely
printed security
numbers on
the back.
you read
off the expiration
date.
4/17.
do you need new
knives, probably
not, but
they can cut
through
metal,
or a radial
tire, skin
a potato, or
slice a tomato
smoothly,
not once,
not twice
but every time
for the life
of you
or the knife.
whichever
ends first.
they promise to
arrive before
thanksgiving.
maybe you'll roast
a turkey this year
and use them.
that would be nice.