really
i thought i was being sold
time share

white suit, black tie, easy voice
clean fingernails and a wedding ring
laughed nervously and never made eye contact

i offered him a cup of coffee
he declined
so i sat down and said
go ahead, sell me on whatever you are selling

that’s when began to talk about heaven

standing up he looked down
i grabbed a bottle of jack and a glass
sat back down

that’s when i began to tell him about hell

his hands were now shaking as i told him about
the time outside my sisters hospital room i said:
**** god
and my mom said
don’t say things like that
and i said it again

he gently interrupted and asked if i
believed in his lord

no, i said, and even if i did,
i’d still tell him to *******

he got up and left, not looking at me once

i didn’t have any cash on me anyways.