the oil for food scandal

i should have

seen the red flags, 

married

to the felon

who betrayed his country

doing deals with

Saddam.

oil for food, as he skimmed

millions off

the top.

her man child son,

on the spectrum,

still in the basement at 33 

years old,

no job, no girlfriend,

one pair of clothes.

her married boyfriend next

door.

his mustache and boat,

his dope.

his geezer band.

i should have seen the clues.

the suicidal idealization,

anorexia,

the borderline

disorder.

a lifelong vegan.

all of it adding up

to a giant cup of crazy

and yet i asked her to marry me,

and she said.

i do.