commuter day dreams

the women

in heals

arch their feet

walking

down

the platform

Achilles 

vulnerability

stops

at their stilettos.

the men

in pin striped suits

make small talk

with the shoe shiner

Narcissus

reflections

stare back

at them.

the men

and women

have children at home

they pay

the baby sitters

handsomely

before

the women

get home

they call

to ask

what

the men want

for dinner

while the baby sitters

raid liquor cabinets,

neglect the children

when they want to play,

sleep with the husbands

who don't love their wives

the men 

lace

their polished shoes

with guilt

the women

balance 

their fantasies

on their stilettos

the kids

are lighting things

on fire

in the backyard

they're killing animals

with rocks

the makings

of serial killers

and naive baby sitters

who still get paid

they all sleep well at night

while I

have night terrors

during

the commute

Reviews

[The Twin Arenas]

You've got a lot better. That last stanza, holy s**t. This is great.