Marilyn’s husband Ferdinand was a ventriloquist
his dummy’s name was Alex
Marilyn hated that goddamn dummy
she felt Ferdinand loved it more than her
he talked to it as if if were real
spent more time with it than with her
exasperated, fed up, Marilyn went a little crazy
and while Ferdinand was getting a haircut
with a kitchen knife, she cut that dummy to pieces
Ferdinand passed out in the barbershop and bled to death.
Bob Boyd