John Grey
Roommate
My roommate, death,
is busy typing up a letter —
what's your social security number,
he asks -
I hated him at first
but now, in my weakened state,
I've grown attached to his solemn presence —
sometimes
I fake a heart attack
just to mess up his timeline —
or I say, "I'm feeling much better"
even when I'm not —
he's not easily cheated
but I'm his equal in dark humor —
besides, the number I gave him is yours.
Bio
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, North Dakota Quarterly and Lost Pilots. Latest books, "Between Two Fires", "Covert" and "Memory Outside The Head" are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in California Quarterly, Seventh Quarry, La Presa and Doubly Mad.