I manage the product
from a windowless room in my fourth-floor walk-up
taking care to choose when to care
and outside the birds are singing
and sunbathing couples never tire
of making everybody feel awkward
not too far away from here
my clients make their wagers
wearing heavy, brick-sized pagers
to ensure they never fall out of touch
and they make their dumb proposals
over plates of pesto and cerignolas
but all i care about is the bacon