Cuckold

  by Chris Dietz


In all the movies
there is a movie
of a man & woman
living
		the camera caresses their faces
		the human face
		alive with avenues
		obscene with interest 

In all the movies 
there is a movie
of a man & woman
living
		a squirrel watches
		a shed in a field
		is engulfed in flames

In all the movies 
there is a movie
of a man & woman
living
		offering advice
		give charm for Christmas
		don’t eat food from machines
		quit wearing glasses
		don’t watch black & white movies
		and the poet remarks
		‘every so often, I wonder what ontology means'
						
In all the movies 
there is a movie
of a man & woman
living
		they turn to toys
		they turn to ivory
		they turn to ash