"This Is It" [by Nicole Santalucia]

This Is It

I took the day off and got laid
I mean I was laid off from my job
so I got laid
I got off
I also collected $200
when I passed GO
on 42nd Street and 5th Ave
on the 3rd floor
GO is painted
in the clouds
on the ceiling
in the Library
where I feel like a famous poet.
And the girl next to me is picking her nose
no she isn't
I just said that
because I want to pick my nose
no I don't
I want to punch the girl in the nose
for chewing her gum loud
no wait
that's me
my jaw aches
like a busy housewife
who gives her husband
and all his friends
the gardener
the postman
she gives them all blowjobs
and her jaw hurts
that's what my jaw feels like right now
as I sit in the NY Public Library in Bryant Park.

-- Nicole Santalucia