the secret to your success

People wished you well
And said hello
Not knowing what you
Had locked
In your basement

The plumber found out
But you paid him off
With caviar

The electrician
Met a dire end;
An occupational hazard,
really

Your mother turned
a blind eye;
it was easier that way
to avoid the
"unpleasantness"

the puddle of mud and sewage
illuminated by a bright red light,
disguised as a side show
that wrote itself

Another day that
All your old college buddies
Were fooled
by the passage of time
And lack of
Witnesses