a carpenter came with terrible eyes

urinated everywhere

& boarded up the bedroom

so now we sleep on the couch…

then came an electrician fresh from prison

sat down, changed channels on the television

ate the children’s dinner

as their mother watched

& afterwards we offered dessert…

then came the gasman in a ghastly mask

flooded our home with methane

made off with the cats

& you can still hear them at night…

then came the landlord pale as bone

installed alien devices throughout our home

forever watching, unblinking

recording what we're thinking...

now my wife & I can’t make love