Selling Techniques
Language: English
He loves to watch himself
standing naked before the mirror
doing business on the telephone.
Each action is deliberate:
he bows and smiles while speaking
to his customers as if he's dealing
with himself. His minor flaws
don't bother him, the pot belly,
the baggy chin, he looks right over them
to the powerful swagger he's developed,
the commanding sweep of his arm.
She loves to watch him.
She lies there on the bed,
her hands folded on the pillow
behind her head, and she smiles
at his act; and then she joins him,
her long skinny body next to his fat one,
the telephone between them. He continues
talking, selling someone something,
while she imitates every bow in the mirror,
every sweeping motion.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-22
Line count: 21
Word count: 124