The dynamic between the partners\u00a0
is in dialogue with the dynamic between the spouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She wants to get out of the Life
but the Life won\u2019t let her go.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tight shot of the interracial handshake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He keeps a fifth of whiskey in his desk drawer
behind the bottle of antacid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The system’s going to hell
and the suits downtown don\u2019t give a damn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hardest part is seeing\u00a0
what it does to the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hardest part is seeing\u00a0
the dynamic between the partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suits downtown don\u2019t give a damn
what it does to the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She wants to get out of the Life
behind the bottle of antacid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In dialogue with the dynamic between the spouses
the system\u2019s going to hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He keeps a fifth of whiskey in his desk drawer
but the Life won\u2019t let her go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tight shot of the interracial handshake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benjamin Goluboff <\/strong>is the author, most recently, of Moe Asch: a Speculative Life in Verse <\/em>(Kelsay Books). Goluboff teaches English at Lake Forest College and lives in Chicago. Some of his work can be read at https:\/\/www.lakeforest.edu\/academics\/faculty\/goluboff\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The dynamic between the partners\u00a0is in dialogue with the dynamic between the spouses. She wants to get out of the Lifebut the Life won\u2019t let her go.\u00a0 Tight shot of the interracial handshake. He keeps a fifth of whiskey in his desk drawerbehind the bottle of antacid. The system’s going to helland the suits downtown … <\/p>\n