doing nothing with his life

he decided to do nothing with his life
so now he stays at home
keeps the dogs company
cleaning, ironing occasionally
writing poetry

it gave him the idea
he could be a poet
that way
he could do nothing with his life
and people would admire him

so he stays at home
keeps the dogs company
writes poetry
and when people call
to see if he is doing
something with his life
he shows them
his poetry
offers to read it for them

mostly they decline
say the dogs are well cared for
the house clean and well ironed
and go away
shaking their heads
muttering

he stays at home
keeps the dogs company
cleaning, ironing occasionally
writing poetry
doing nothing with his life

Jim Bennett

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