end of life insurance

at least ten times

a day

someone calls me to ask

if i'd like

end of life insurance.

i look out the window

to see if anyone is in the trees,

spying on me.

how do they know these things?

but they are very nice,

maybe Indian,

or from Pakistan,

somewhere

in a foreign land.

they verify my age,

my height and weight,

do i smoke,

or have any heart disease,

diabetes,

cancer or any disabilities.

what medications do i take.

do i live in a nursing home,

do i make my

own decisions about

health, etc.

do i have a beneficiary,

and finally, at last,

do i have a valid credit

card, or a checking

account number

and do i want to be

cremated or buried,

to which i reply,

half and half, which is when

they hang up.