What To Do If She Says No...

by Ben Small


Flex some muscle, flash a wicked grin.
Pout and moan about how long it’s been.

Or…

Wail and cry… or beg and plead.
Snarl and scratch, watch myself bleed.

Or…

I could be silent, stare her down.
I could be quiet, fix her a frown.

Or…

Open her mail, throw it around.
Call her fat, “ one round mound.”

Or…

Drive off, take it somewhere.
Spin it on Facebook, spread it everywhere.

Or…

Plot a payback, less than a crime.
Cover her undies with gun oil and grime.

Or…

I could be steadfast, insistent and firm.
I could plot murder, body on the berm.

But…

I do none of that, no, not at all.
I give her my back and walk down the hall.

And then…


I take out the trash... myself.