We've Been Fucking
Risa Pappas
“Woman” needs a W these days
Each house on our picturesque suburban streets
could have hate behind the jade trim
Let’s look at the stats
One out of every two households contains
a concussion to my kind
and some concussions are my kind
and some of my players just bench themselves
for fear of that playing field
My paycheck is earned by running for
office, running to the office, running all the coffee
to the office but not seeming happy about
my ankle getting caught in the damn door
How long until I’m not surprised to find my
car on fire, and everyone else’s
I’m already ready
So we’ve been fucking at times only I have
the scheduling of in ways only I sign off on
In spaces measured climate controlled
What’s “casual?”
He calls it making love but we’re not making
anything
With that materials? I’m not dipping into
my savings I’m not subtracting from my inventory
Give me something to work with here
Give me that W
Better yet I’ll take it