Listen to a podcast of Michael Cuglietta’s “Lumpy Bed.”
when the end of the world comes
I’ll probably be
in my girlfriend’s
lumpy bed
I need to buy her
a new mattress
my back hurts so bad
all’s I can think of
is the pain
when the end of the world comes
I’ll probably be
listening to
the snoring sounds
my girlfriend makes
when she’s
fast asleep
I press on her nose
to change the tone
I contemplate
pushing her onto
the hardwood floor
but I would never
harm a hair
on her head
I take one last look at
her big blue eyes
before I
turn off the lamp
I give her kisses on her cheeks
when she’s fast asleep
she doesn’t even know it
I stick my hand up her shirt and rub
her soft belly
when she’s fast asleep
she doesn’t even know it
sometimes I even
massage her breasts
I wonder if
I’ll be able to
re-live all of this
after I’m gone
when the world finally does
come to an end
I’ll probably be in
my girlfriend’s
lumpy bed
About the author:
Michael Cuglietta is a writer living in Orlando, FL. He started writing when he was nine years old, making it most of the way through a novel about the Ninja Turtles coming out of the TV and enlisting Michael in their fight against evil. Currently he is focusing on creative non-fiction pieces with the occasional poem thrown in-between. You can contact Michael at cuges57@yahoo.com
When the world comes to an end,
she will probably
still looking
at me or someone
else
like me
she will buy
the latest
in the market
to bed me
to make sure
that I suffer
the least possible
at the given time
when the world comes to an end
she will probably
be seeing me
taking my first steps
and cajole me
to continue
to give her joy
etc
etc
when the world comes to an end
and all die
you
you and me
she
still stays
on and on
continuing
the
eternal
mother