by Sharon Brogan
Don't those pollsters know
that married women
lie in the presence
of their husbands?
They lie mostly about
money and politics.
And sex. That, too.
They sneak shopping bags
in the back door.
If their husbands notice
something new,
they say, "What?
This ole thing?"
And when they pull
that poll booth curtain
closed, who's to know?
And white women, well,
they'll vote for a woman
or a black man
without flinching. And smile
while they do it. Just like
they smile when asked
"Was it good for you, too,
honey?" "Why, yes,"
they say. "Yes."
Sharon Brogan has been blogging at Watermark for four years. Her poetry is also available at Oratory, and small poems.