Lance Tait writes

The Meal between Two Lovers that was Canceled

“I understand the pain but cannot really feel

what you’re inflicting on yourself.”

I said, “I can hardly imagine the torture.”

No – you don’t hear what I say.

You only eat the same food

you’ve been eating for years.

 

 Appetite -- Roxana Halls

Lance Tait writes

This is the Poem We Share

 

the angry aftermath

each time I see you

it continues even into my dreams

punishing me

for having such ideas

about love

 

 “Les Amants” (The Lovers II) --René Magritte

Lance Tait writes

Safety in Numbers

there’s no risk in being attacked by a watermelon

like there is with a rose.

stay with your school of fish, my love.

avoid being singled out by me.

 

 Ballistic Rose -- Nick Knight, Tom Hingston