Lascivious Friends Amends

Lascivious Friends Amends Coincidence, simultaneity, with a pinch of merriment And convergence of moments, opened up this gate to hell (I had to open the door…didn't I ?…) It was at their convenience, not mine Cursed by fate, unwanted visitors, (I forget their names.) I only knew them as fornicators The lascivious friends, (Not mine. I inherited them.) Converged on me, a wild pack of hungry hyenas Yelping, laughing, “Where’s the food!” Kissing and slobbering all over themselves Antique furniture and glass began to shatter from their antics We were all mutual friends of Jack I wish he’d take them back They originated, I suspected, speculated From unknown depths, bottom feeders, society leaches The underbelly of low life As synchronicity would have it, in its awful syn-chronic manner I had to face them, entertain them, could not escape them Had to be a proper host A host in the true sense of the word The parasites took hold of me Bled me dry of all my food and drink Did I mention that they stink…or is it stank? Nearly bending me in half down to their lowly level They implored me, no, they insisted on more and more There were four of them who strained my will Two men, two woman, as they proclaimed aristocracy I drove off to the store to get them more When I returned with beer and snacks They asked me for a favor To stay forever as they unpacked I said, is doomsday a good starting date? They laughed I called the girls, Jane and Jane The boys I called Bob and Bob since I did not know their names And they did not care what I called them As long as they could stay Jack, my roommate, was out of town He would not return His parents didn't raise a dummy They trained him well I was stuck with a couple of nameless Jane’s And Bob and Bob. Let’s call them double Bob’s The lascivious ones were here to stay Debauchery all the way They will have to live on beer and pretzels As I await doomsday and pray it comes today 9/23/14 Poems or new magazine please - Poetry Contest