the inept whore
the tree in her front yard's dying
she flirts with an arborist for weeks
but in the end lets smoke come between them
her house needs screens, a lock, new roof
waterproofing but every handyman slips
away before even a closet lightbulb's changed.
mechanics peer under her hood
without offering advice, she breaks
down on the interstate truckers pass her by.
poets want to do the singing
musicians won't let her play
she's for hire but no one pays.
she flirts with an arborist for weeks
but in the end lets smoke come between them
her house needs screens, a lock, new roof
waterproofing but every handyman slips
away before even a closet lightbulb's changed.
mechanics peer under her hood
without offering advice, she breaks
down on the interstate truckers pass her by.
poets want to do the singing
musicians won't let her play
she's for hire but no one pays.
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