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55 The Bachelor No family pictures on the wall, no books, A drafting desk, a travel magazine; No children, one divorce, a satellite dish— A cold, efficient exercise machine, And in the corner with the firewood, stacks Of videos.The fridge comes with “lite” beer And non-fat milk for the granola stored In jars. I’ve looked, but there’s no sugar here. Platoons of running shoes camp by the door; His Boston fern, neglected, pays the price; His one unfriendly cat purposefully saunters Across the threshold, searching hard for mice. As he begins to age, and his gray beard Inaugurates the thinning of his hair, He’ll pale with each sensation in his chest, Each flutter, every pain and numbness there— No cardiologist, nor any chart Will ever find the trouble with his heart. This page intentionally left blank. ...

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