MY HALO
MY HALO HAS BEEN CONFISCATED
When we finally met between the rutabagas
and the cold cream she gave me a big bear hug
But do not be fooled by this burst of affection
For seething underneath lay 16yrs. of rejection
Plus 8yrs. of relations so intense they left us
frothing and spent at The Bombay
How was I to know that this week’s meeting
would be so banal & so fleeting
there in the aisles of a Metro
*If she just accepted she’s a hick she’d be great
said her lover all those years ago
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Winter 2013
