Saturday, August 19, 2023

nowhere man

she talks about her husband.
he's away
on business, she says,
looking out the window
at the shed.
the grass is long,
there's paint peeling on
the white fence.
i see no sign of a man
around,
no shoes, no sports
equipment, no suits
or jackets hanging about.
no shaving cream,
or razor.
there's only one toothbrush
in the stand.
i think she's lying about
her husband.
he's not away on business
in Italy, or
France.
he doesn't really work
for the World Bank,
he's nowhere,
man.


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