there’s a man in the house

who doesn’t know
that I’ve had one

of these men before
he thinks that there’s a reason

for him to be here
and there is a reason

there’s always a reason

and there is a reason
for him to be here

he thinks that there’s a reason
of these men before

who doesn’t know
that I’ve had one

By Eleanor Jackson

Eleanor Jackson is a Filipino Australian poet, performer, arts producer, cyclist, writer, gal about town, feminist, freewheeler, and friend.