I do not play well with others,refusing to share my precious toys,the sizzle of bacon – mine,the taste of tangerine wine – mine,Now how smooth is that, I say,wrapping my hands around her,placing the apron gently overher head as she chops onions;these moments, these days, thisheat soaring kitchen, I do not share,the old left in the store, clutchingthe blister package of a new gizmo.
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About the writer
JD DeHart. JD DeHart teaches English and edits the journal Mount Parable. His work has been published in Eye On Life, Randomly Accessed Poetics, Steel Toe Review, Straight Forward, Ancient Heart Magazine and Eunoia Review.
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