The Artist's Wife
as jack takes the fireman exam

to write
to use
to hand it in
to take the pills
whichever
annie says
the answers are posted on office doors
after hours
firemen are quite concerned
that he�s forgotten
A and C are true
he knows she spends two hours
primping and preparing in the mirror
nevertheless
it is still running properly
annie is always afraid of
not only�but also
her husband�s eyeglasses
breaking in the window
firemen who can�t see her
to swim off the Great Barrier Reef
in order to meet him
charles not being dressed
when the guests arrive
even though�.because
the hills are very dry
and it�s cat season
she�d like to know if the mail�s come
you should always make your best guess
in order to meet
expectations
they�ve been collecting glass
ever since
only if
weren�t
were
his dog stands on a ladder
trying to change the light bulb
jack falls asleep
on question 42.


�2006 by Ray Sweatman

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