Not he,
but they,
bother me.
Not she,
but they.

Opening the refrigerator
door in January makes
my nipples hard,
for all the wrong reasons.

They.

First person,
singular,
plus,
second person
singular,
plus…
Makes bother.

Snakes and bees,
skinned knees
burnt toast,
small bother.

Foot cramps,
stamps around the midnight bed,
dents in cars and
drunks in bars wanting to fight,
small bother.

Third person plural,
bother.

10/27/2006

Posted on 10/28/2006
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