The Love Story

Here’s the love
story minus the
story.
A
poor woman, in
poor health with
poor taste.
She shells the
vegetables into stereotypes in her long
vegetable garden.
Poverty was
funny and he has a wonderful sense of
humor.
Pancakes are
pancakes and his code for the
obscene which is a
shame because she still likes
breakfast.
The sky parades its
fucking
sunrise all the way to
sunset.
A
sign of the
sighs,
she ends.

Reb Livingston
The Love Story first appeared in The Displayer (2005).
Poem, copyright © Reb Livingston, 2005
Appearing on the Fishouse with permission
Audio file, copyright © 2006, From the Fishouse