I Still Ain'T Read the Fine Print
I still ain’t read the fine print
As I stand holding her bag,
listening to insipid music
battle the rattling chatter
of shopping cart wheels,
at these times I know
“I really should’a read the fine print”.
While waiting, “patiently” at the door
as she continues the “never ending story”
complete with “flashback scenes”
added by her six sisters – I know
“I really should’a read the fine print”.
Standing in the delivery room
while she underwent a “C” section delivery,
seeing “that” look on her face
as the Doctor handed the baby – to me
“I really should’a read the fine print”.
When I asked her “what do you want for your birthday”
and she said --- “Nothing.”
So I got her what she wanted ---- Nothing!!!
“I really should’a read the fine print”.
On those all too often occasions
when she said “Oh, you don’t have to go.”
And I didn’t – I now know
“I really should’a read the fine print”.
It’s been nearly forty years.
I’m still holding bags,
waiting patiently in doorways
getting her what she wants for her birthday
going fishing when she says: “Oh, you don’t have to go.”
Damn! After all these years…….
“I still ain’t read the fine print”.
John G. Lawless
4/11/2016
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