Discussion
It's A but you need more of the poem to see why.
Tack this onto the bottom of what you have.
Someday,
I’m gonna buy two new suits
at once!
All I want is
one more bottle of gin.
All I want is to see
my furniture paid for.
All I want is a wife who will
work with me and not against me. Say,
baby, could you see your way clear?
Heaven, heaven, is my home!
This world I’ll leave behind
When I set my feet in glory
I’ll have a throne for mine!
I want to pass the civil service.
I want a television set.
You know, as old as I am,
I ain’t never
owned a decent radio yet?
I’d like to take up Bach.
Here the two voices complement each other like a jazz piece where one sets up what is to be said, and the other answers it.
The wife starts with her white enamel stove and the wish of finishing high school. She sees herself entering the empty nest stage and she's resigned to it happening. Her daughter is married already, and her son is "most grown".
Then the other voice, the husband, comes in. His wants are simple. I couple of new suits, store bought, a radio, a bottle of gin, and a wife that works with him. Of the two, he is the least happy. Though he looks realistic in his wants, like they could be attainable, they really show a discontent that will be very hard to overcome.
She's just sad.
