you’ve got a mortgage
i’ve got only rent to pay
i forget i’m a supplement
you’ve got your 3 squares a day

“there are no small parts,”
my drama teacher taught me
but i want a lead role
one that doesn’t besot me

wife, the one job
that requires no resume
in fact, more experience
will keep you off-broadway

i’m penciled-in
afterthought fornication
i get the backseat
she gets the vacation

and i know the rules
don’t bemoan what you asked for
left my front door wide-open
but i leave through your back door