Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Previously Published on Annapurna Magazine . . .




With Killer

pickles hiding
behind every shadow, my heart
burns for a spear.  To slice
or not to slice?  Such a question
is too loaded for a single piece.  The buns
in front of me are average
at best, sedentary, stuck in stale postures
of enticement.  Open sesame!  I chant
in my mind.  Nothing
happens.  I toss a dash of salt over
my shoulder for luck before I move
on.




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