gender division of labour in the oil sands

one woman,
will she satisfy their needs?
for the lineup to
Fort McMurray
is littered with a breed of
rich, working class men,
spread across the divides
of identity
but solidified in sex.

black, or not.
mostly white, lost in
the fashion time warp
that must be
Northern Alberta.

Fat? oh yes.
some look more than
well-nourished on the
bachelor survival methods
they live off without wives.