other worlds

let's swap

beds

so you’re forced to mop

the floor

spreading out the thin mattress

before

you lay yourself down

to sleep

for you keep

complaining

about how you never get to

cleaning

your room too big your shelves

too many

i assure you

mine’s tiny

let's switch

loos

i’ll show you which

pot

to take the water in when it’s

your slot

and the mysteries of the cold

the hot

you can explain to me 

the puzzle

that is you shower

the drizzle

the mist spray

and the wonders of the 

adjustable

bidet

let's barter

friends

i could use a chartered

flight

get from bangalore to brazil

overnight

but what will you do with

mine

with a transgender

transvestite

let's borrow

each other’s dreams, for with

sorrows

of a battered ego i can

deal

and you can figure how

to sleep

when the baby

her skin wrinkled on her bony arms

begins to weep

let's trade

worlds

you’ve made

the most of the

mould

that was given you

while i sold my

soul

for what could i

do

if mine came

with thorns 
nailed 
through