Have you ever dated a deadbeat? Most of us have at one time or another. The best way to exercise someone out of your life is to write about them.
Losing Time Again
making fires in the ashtray
it’s so full of butts
you won’t empty it.
that easy chair has your permanent imprint
no one can borrow it
demented.
you’re watching the tube
scratching the holes where chest shows through
nails need clipping
pop the top of another brew.
thumbing through the paper
passing the headlines behind
not enough time between commercials
stay just where you are.