It is to be a marriage
of convenience.
She needs a man
who is handy around the house,
likes the children her ex refused
and has a steady job.

He needs a woman
who can cook beyond burgers,
offer him a roof over his head
and will be home when he returns.

It would never be elaborate;
more like
a corner grocery store operation.
They hadn’t counted on
falling in love.

About the Author

R. Gerry Fabian is a retired English instructor. He has been publishing poetry since 1972 in various poetry magazines. His web page is https://rgerryfabian.wordpress.com. He has published two books of his published poems, Parallels and Coming Out of The Atlantic. His novels, Memphis Masquerade, Getting Lucky (The Story), and Seventh Sense are available at all e-book publishers including Amazon, Apple Books and Barnes and Noble. His third book of published poems, Electronic Forecast, was published 4/2020.