I Need You Like

           “I need him like the axe needs the turkey.”

                                --The Lady Eve

I need you like the doormat needs the boot.

I need you like the dry mop needs the spill.

I need you like the foodstain needs the suit.

I need you like the bullet needs the kill.

I need you like a cataract needs eyes.

I need you like the sickness needs the host.

I need you like the firing squad needs spies.

I need you like the braggart needs the boast.

I need you like the right hook needs the chin.

I need you like self-pity needs rejection.

I need you like forgiveness needs the sin.

I need you like false gods need genuflection.

I need you like the drunk needs alcohol

Which means I really don’t need you at all.

Copyright 2017 Matthew J Wells