Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was King of the Hill (April 2014).

Tales of Men, Part One
By Marc Carver

The Egyptian man in the hot tub
asked me if I enjoyed a drink.
I said I did.
“Are you a heavy drinker?”
He asked.
I don’t know what gave him that idea.
“It’s my job, you see,” I told him.
He went on to ask me more.
“I will tell you the next time I see you.”
I told him.
Of course
I have no intention of ever seeing him again.