A number of children

She has
a number of children

between four and six
twins and twins and
a girl in the middle somewhere..

Him on the chair
getting it together
as I understay my welcome
thinking it upside down.

It's like a movie in here
The Fresh Prince of Bel-air
a goddam house of miracles
a bed.

There's art in that washing-pile
the plastic pots of babel,
drink lots of water
is all I said.


Cor, 1999