Simply speaking
His wife
Had Fucked
With another
And so
In this
Absolute now
He had
The right
To walk
The street
With a cigarette
Dangling from his mouth
A put upon his face
A worn-out look
And give himself
Permission
To dress
Like
A slob
And come before
Her
Once a week
And to drop
His dumb
Lower lip
With that retarded
Indifference
And he held
Out his
boneless hand
For her
To trickled
Silver coins
Into his
Palsied palm