fur coats in the garage

after irwin died,

she called me that afternoon

and told

me he had a heart attack while

sitting behind

the wheel 

of their Lincoln,

stopped at a red light.

go irwin, she said, hitting

his arm,

why aren't you going?

Irwin, look at me,

are you deaf?

people are honking their horns.

why aren't you going?

a month later, she shut the house

down.

and told me she was moving to Miami.

she put all her fur coats on

racks in the garage

and told me to come and take

a look.

take whatever you'd like,

she said.

maybe there's something here

for your wife,

or your girlfriend, or

i don't know, maybe if you're

like Irwin.

you have both.