The air buzzes with angry words

and too much ballyhoo. We know! One of us has to go. But who?
Forget those leather masks from Mexico. The faulty
suitcase won’t stay shut.

Your prized Seymore Rosofsky lithograph leans against the
bedroom wall; my rolled silk prayer rug from Nepal;
our favorite intaglio print. The faulty suitcase won’t stay shut.

The silverware and bric-a-brac are still unpacked. Stay or go.
We can’t decide. The air buzzes with angry words and too
much ballyhoo. The faulty suitcase won’t stay shut.

Jenene Ravesloot