"I can't stay out late," said Big Mac,
"The Wife hates it when I don't come back
Right on time for tea."

"I'm afraid I can't," said Troubleshoes,
"The Wife would absolutely lose
Her head if I stayed out late without warning her."

"Another time," said Thunderlane, face dead and blank,
"The Wife would simply have my flank
If I didn't bring her these flowers on time."

"It's our anniversary, you know,"
They drone as one, eyes aglow,
"The Wife loves us, every one -
She'll love you too; would you like to come?"

Author's Note

When old men discuss The Wife and what she will and won't allow him to do...what if they're all the same Wife? And what if The Wife is Chrysalis?