my friend says wife
the word contains bells for him
it sings when he says it
I ask: what do you mean wife
wife is sacred
I ask: what is husband
I have never had one
I ask: you were one
I don't know
he asks: what do you mean wife
which wife? I say
my ideal of wife?
my role model of denial of alcoholism wife?
my experience in clinic of wife?
there are at least three
and maybe more
I ask: does the wife box equal
the husband box
are they the same
or different
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