Future Man and Wife
Glossy mags
Veiled
Whitened teeth
No wrinkles
Fresh whiteness
Petal corpses
Preserved on paper
Flowers buried
In black plastic.
He grinds and moans.
She watches the clock.
Her bruised breasts
A dish breaks
Shouts echo
He sleeps
Turned away
Her eyes flood
A stranger’s thong
Ring pawned
Once worn gown
In a closet tomb
Moths devour.
Veiled
Whitened teeth
No wrinkles
Fresh whiteness
Petal corpses
Preserved on paper
Flowers buried
In black plastic.
He grinds and moans.
She watches the clock.
Her bruised breasts
A dish breaks
Shouts echo
He sleeps
Turned away
Her eyes flood
A stranger’s thong
Ring pawned
Once worn gown
In a closet tomb
Moths devour.
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