consumed
aimless consumers
vacant minds
rootless desires
empty pockets on
credit spent:
a man buys a
bamboo backscratcher
'cause
his wife
won't
touch him
anymore.
Poem ©2007, 2011 R. Burnett Baker
Photo borrowed from Google Images
Poem from a collection titled "manic muse and other observations" by R. Baker, 2007.
ugh...on the not touching...death of a relationship....
ReplyDeletehahaha... but 1st of all
ReplyDeletethe font caught my attention and then reading it made me
laugh while having a pitcher of red beer at pub-terrasse le saint-ciboire in montreal, quebec, ca...
this post made me more happy!..
love it rick!
JJRod'z
hehe...hey, check ur inbox! :-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's not so aimless if he really has an itch that can't or won't be scratched. giggle
ReplyDeletewell... so many go shopping to compensate that lack of touching...others eat together in restaurants and do not talk...sad
ReplyDeletewell captured
I never did understand indentations in modern poetry. Thank you for making me see why they are important.
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