It's A Funny Old World

Not my usual sort of thing.

She irons his fatigues,

laces his boots,

waves him off

and sits down,

turns the tele

to the news.

Those evil terrorists are at it again

*

Don't be sold short!

Love comes in a clear bottle.

Absolute.

"It's different now mate......

I haven't told a joke in years."   

She wears short shrots and talks 

about "sexual objectification".

"I'm not that kind of girl."

She pulls me into a cab.

*

Leaning out my hotel window,

the last smoke of the day,

I seen her through her own.

An intense meeting of our eyes.

Neither smiled or moved.

We strangers, frozen in apathy.

And in plain sight,

face to me,

she drops her robe,

turns off her light.

Everything.

Then nothing.

*

It's a funny old world.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this reminds me a bit of the movie, "Unfaithful"

i do what is expected at home, but then away from home, the totally unexpected.

taking those risks, there is more to me than meets the eye.

nicely expressed....interesting piece...i like the perspective.

[Einstein Noodle]

vignettes of satire well done ... tho somehow oozing blood and mire .. for the life of me i can't understand the shrots .. i guess every generation needs its own eh!? .. so many poignant lines .. you must know them .. your poem is just enough to spark a flame then its like ... too far .. don't want to go there yet .. then ... OK .. we're all good right ;} surely will read again .. maybe 2-3 times more .. hats off to you sir!
E.

[NellaKovska]

Favorite line "Love comes in a clear bottle.
Absolute." Creative,good read,well done.

[Frank]

We strangers, frozen in apathy
[In apathy or lust, she does drop her robe and we imagine you got an eyeful and then darkness... ]

She wears short shrots and talks [typo? or a new type of shorts]

I thought of Hitchcock too, apartment buildings and so on, high density housing]

These thinks happen and live on in our minds.

That's where poets come in, they write things down.

[Chris]

I remembered the real world as I read this aloud... and pauses made and given.

[ANTO]

A classic vignette ECF - reminded me of Hitchcock's Rear Window in a way - like a 360 degree snapshot of life. I realliy liked the eyes meeting - the way you put it
"An intense meeting of our eyes.
Neither smiled or moved.
We strangers, frozen in apathy." - such a vivid imagery

Graphic Novel poetry

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A personal touch that lets the imagination fly! well done, good read.

[Debra]

I love your poetry style. It leaves a lot to the readers imagination, which I like.

[7ofspades]

beautiful, thanks for sharing! this is in fact different from most of your other work! (at least of what i've read)..