Side of Life (poem)
Side of Life
A stranger draws a curtain
Of stories across the stage his sex is judged
To be male
At length there is no hiding
The thoughts of the silent dying captured
In the act of uncorking the bottle
The reasons people think
Bent over gallon jugs decanting
Cup by cup
Decadence
She plays the role of a faithful dog
An antic creature who catches his eye
While the other one rolls hers
And turns away
“Ouch!” he says
The indefatigable ratter
Giggles and grins the gong sounds
Low and blanketing it dominates
And for a while no one can speak
What side of life comes
With the package holds her place
It will always be
She cracks her face
And says the thing expected
Side of Life
Sum of
(2016, Stephanie Foster)