Fail Better What do you want me to say
I might ask
my mother
if she were here
which she is not
regarding the unpicked carpet
the general lack of furniture
and men and silverware
or the ropy slack pile of denim
laundry
which the cats delight to piss in
and I would wave my hands vaguely
and shrug and mouth
some monosyllable
and she would leave for another
6 months, or so.  ¶ 3:59 AM