Unhinged

Unhinge

The

loneliness of my office life ended

with the office

reorganization-

you fit naturally

here

you lead 

and I find myself

attentive to company

policy

pencil skirts and

articulation

strong jaw

integrity and commitment 

to family life

set you apart from the

corner-office-expense-

spending-others

and I see how 

someone so young

has made it so 

far

it is effortless to

misread your

interest in my

reports for

I know of your wife

and kids and yet

it seems we 

meet for casual coffees

or drinks

and easier

still I can forget

your wife 

and all that

when I do think

of her I imagine

she is 

shrill

and thick

and prone to wearing

sweats

so I lean forward

smooth, and

gaze intently,

prepared to

unhinge