Body Talk

Mr. Body awoke feeling poky.
“It’s your diet,” Mrs. Body sd.
“I eat the same crap as everybody.”
“Just as you say.”

“What are those gold chains
about their necks all about?”
“True that. Tiffany’s on steroids.”
“What are the qualities

of good plumbing?”
“You don’t hear the pipes
growling in the walls.”
“No leaks, but you can get

to the pipes if you need to
repair one without having
to wreck the dwelling.”
“The pipes don’t poison

the water.”
“Urge.”
“I beseech thee,
where’s the coffee?”