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Graceful Exit
Dan Fitzgerald
Told the wife
I did not like her hair that way.
Wrote long letters to each
of the kids
explaining what a pain in the ass
they have been.
Patted the dog on the head,
kicked him out the door.
The cat, well,
she doesn’t live here anymore.
Parked the car across the sidewalk,
put the garbage outside the bag,
cut down the neighbor’s tree,
set the lawnmower free from toil.
Stereo is as loud as it can be,
TV on the channel I choose.
Clothes are optional
sitting in my easy chair.
Called the boss,
not coming in to work,
didn’t take long to give a reason why.
Tore the fancy curtains
from the bathroom window,
nosy neighbor can really see
my business now.
Threw away all the clocks,
burned the bills needing to be paid.
Nailed some suggestions
on the door of my church.
Phoned the mayor,
phoned the council
didn’t matter to me it was three AM.
Smoked a few cigarettes,
sipped a little whiskey,
drank a lot of gin.
Spent a lot of time with the lady
down the block
not talking about the weather.
Doctor said it won’t be long,
I should start making all my amends.
I have a better idea
of how I going to spend that time.
