Husband

I look at you from the couch
and I give it a try in my head

husband
husband
husband

I don't think you notice
you're grinding coffee beans
and considering the crows
flying by the kitchen window

husband
husband
husband

I appreciate the vowel sounds
the transformation of s into z
I wonder why anyone would ever say "hubby"
for any reason at all, ever

husband husband husband
my husband
this is my husband

you write a word so many times
that it starts to look misspelled
you say a work so many times
that is starts to lose meaning

husband
h u s b a n d
huh-z-bend

husbandry is the cultivation of crops and livestock
I'm no cash cow
I don't think I'd win at the county fair

but maybe he could till my earth
water me through my droughts
and see to it that I grow