MR. AND MRS. DEATH


He’s hanging around adding again.
She squats, paring her bright red nails.
A famine is her garden.
He vacations in war zones.
They prefer the elderly and sick.
Children, a delicacy for both.
There’s no stopping them.
They existed before taxes.
Guess I’ll just have to go with him
since my brave wife took her hand first.

Originally published in Ariel Chart