I want you
to give me $20.
When I ask
Why? she replies
So I don’t have
to lift it off you.
Fair enough.
She folds the bill
into her pocket
like it’s a receipt
for my insecurity.
Then she grins
and I know
I’ve just bought myself
another day
of being her favorite.
The world is
full of men
with empty pockets
and full heads.
