[Newspoetry] Marta Mercado

[Joe Futrelle]

Marta Mercado,
Marta Mercado
your boss can't escape you
despite her bravado

her cover was peeled
like a ripe avacado,
Marta Mercado,
Marta Mercado.

Marta Mercado,
Marta Mercado
you drove her around
in a black El Dorado

paid under the table
to the strains of Perez Prado
Marta Mercado,
Marta Mercado.

Marta Mercado,
Marta Mercado,
no social security
taxes paid -- nado

your boss quit the beltway
like a lone desperado
Marta Mercado,
Marta Mercado

--
Joe Futrelle
editor-beyond-chief
Newspoetry dot calm