And Then My Wife Arrives Carrying A Heavy Bag Poem by RIC BASTASA

at robinson's
puerto prinsesa

she has white
skin
a little flabby
and long
blonde-dyed hair
hanging over
her shoulder

she is selling
a gadget
to make my
tummy firm
to make me
look handsome again

she likes me
and my money
and beside her is
her manager

he is gay and
wants to eat
everything in me

life is a drama
of someone you like
to love
but does not love you
in return

of someone who waits
for you
outside the structure
but whom you
disdain

everyone is giving
numbers
like a fishing gear
waiting and wanting
for that
dream catch someday

and then my wife
arrives
carrying with her
a heavy bag
struggling to make
both ends meet