[Newspoetry] FAMILY VALUES?

[Mhubertw at aol.com]

FAMILY VALUES?

BREATH THAT IS SO STRONG, THAT IT WRINKLES!
EVADING WORK THAT NEVER GETS DONE.
HAIR THAT'S LOST NONE OF THE GREASE,
EVEN BY LAYING SO MANY HOURS IN THE ALABAMA STREETS AND THE SUN!
EYES, THAT SHOW JUST SOME OF THE ALCOHOL,
AND THERE'S BEEN LOTS IN HER LIFE!
SHE THE CO-DEPENDENT OL' W LEANS ON.
YOUR WOMAN. MY WOMAN! YOUR WIFE?
SOME DAYS WE'VE CLIMBED, BUT WE CAN'T REACH
THE TOP OF THE CURB!
I'M WEAK AND EASILY INTOXICATED!
SHE JUST SMILES WHEN I WANT TO STOP BEFORE HER HUSBAND RETURNS!
LIPS, THAT ARE SORE AND CRUSTY,
WITH LOVE THAT'S STRENGTHENED BY THE ANTIBIOTICS!
A SOILED G-STRING AND A TATTERED DRESS MADE OF OLD GARBAGE BAGS!
YOUR WOMAN. MY WOMAN! YOUR WIFE?
TWO GALLONS OF GIN WERE BOUGHT BEFORE NOON,
BUT 'DIED' BEFORE THE NEXT MORN!
I LOST CONTROL OF MY MIND AND BLADDER,
BUT YOUR WOMAN'S HAIRY, MUSCULAR ARMS CARRIED US BACK
INTO THE MONTGOMERY MOTEL!
YOUR WOMAN. MY WOMAN! YOUR WIFE?
WHEN SHE REACHES THAT NEXT ATM.
LORD, YOU KNOW OL' W PRAYS SHE STILL HAS SOME WORTH!
GIVE HER YOUR PLATINUM CARD UP YONDER,
'CAUSE SHE'S BEEN THROUGH JUST ABOUT ALL OF YOUR MONEY!
LORD, GIVE HER YOUR SHARE OF THE FAMILY MONEY!
I HAVEN'T EARNED ANY HERE IN MY PAMPERED LIFE,
'CAUSE I BELIEVE SHE DESERVES TO SPEND IT ON GIN, THE MOTEL AND ME!
YOUR WOMAN. MY WOMAN! YOUR WIFE?

COPYRIGHT  2002  HUBERT WILSON

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