BUTCHESS (STRAIGHT NARRATIVE)
A haircut makes the girl/
Close the man. One thinks
Of those two in various positions
Of paramour. Rolling, unclothed
Pillow-talk taken off-line. In those
terms it's not so foreign to think of this couple as one would a ...
They celebrate anniversaries as anyone
would, proud of the providence and acceptance of a loving God. Damn those who would
condemn their right to be together -
To have children
To split the property equally
When things don't work out. Love has the
potential to fail
As it often does:
Its former participants
Foraging behind the museum of love.
-jim hill (11-16-2016)
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