life insurance

i suspected

that i was on her hit list

when

she invited the insurance salesman

over for dinner,

one night,

bringing along

his briefcase

holding a fresh

copy of a million dollar

policy,

insuring my life.

i became very

very

suspicious that she was

up to something,

maybe secretly

trying to poison me

despite being

my lovely lovely wife.

from then on i let the dog

taste everything

that was on my plate,

or lick clean

with his eager long tongue,

my fork and knife.