Wendy
Other
Women
for t.l.c.

how very impolite
not very bright

though self-righteous
often not right

know it’s not right
but how very badly
I wish to visit Wendy’s

one on Bernard Road
near the roundabout

long to spend time there
with my books to read
with my pen and my pad

with a burger and fries
with a salad and chili
with o.j. on the side

watching people come and go
in that lovely
plastic atmosphere
in clean plastic air

addicted, I miss it
like an alcoholic

always recovering
however long
without a drink
without a sip

girl I was telling off
I’m in love with
she treats me like shit


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2008
1:15 p.m. 01.04.08