Tuesday, January 6, 2026

the dictator and his wife in captivity

they put the captured drug
dealing
dictator into a cell with his wife.
she's not
happy.
i don't like these blue pajamas
they gave me,
they are too loose
around the waist,
people will think i'm fat,
and that orange
jumpsuit you're wearing
is hurting my eyes.
what's with 
this yelling from the cell next
to us.
they sound like animals in
there.
farm animals making
wild love.
can you call down to the front
desk and see
what they can do about this,
plus, it's cold.
i think they should turn the heat
up and bring
in an easy chair so that i can knit.
you know
how i like to knit when we're
in trouble.
and do you mind, could you
stop pacing
for one minute,
i'm losing my marbles,
and quit leaving
the seat up on that toilet
over there.
can't you pay someone to get us
out,
what happened to all
of our drug money from the cartels?
it's been two days now.
i'm really hungry,
what time is dinner around here?

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