Cameras | M. Krochmalnik Grabois

Dante’s sneezing blood
He didn’t know what he was getting into
on this tour

He should have taken a Caribbean cruise
His wife wanted a Caribbean cruise
or a week in an all-inclusive resort
where she could drink her brains out
and try to recreate
the pseudo-wild abandon of her youth

Instead they landed in Hell
His wife flaked early

She went off with a Greek gigolo
who knew how to do
the goat dance very well

While she was sleeping
he stole her Nikon
the one with the foot-long lens
she got for five dollars at a yard sale
which has enough distortion
to make her a photographic superstar

Dante has his point and shoot
He aims it at his head
pushes the button

but after a moment
finds he’s still alive
and must continue the tour

Indian Review | Author | M. Krochmalnik Grabois is a regular contributor to The Prague Revue, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize | Literature & Poetry

M. Krochmalnik Grabois’ poems have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad. He is a regular contributor to The Prague Revue, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, most recently for his story “Purple Heart” published in The Examined Life in 2012, and for his poem. “Birds,” published in The Blue Hour, 2013. His novel, Two-Headed Dog, based on his work as a clinical psychologist in a state hospital, is available from Kindle and Nook, or as a print edition.