Sunday, December 15, 2024

the third and final wife

he sank
one boat for insurance,
high maintenance
as she was,
the second
one caught on fire,
mysteriously
and also
sank,
and then the third
boat,
went down in a storm.
he rows
now in a small
canoe
with
paddle in hand,
but penniless from all
the boats
that came
before.

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