e l e g y   o f   a   b e n d

:  b o n n i e   m a c a l l i s t e r

She left him outright,
up-
right, exposed.
Predestinations unfilfilled--
Ketchup on a wedding cake

His hands animate, swallowing
her like a swig of his over
the counter elixer for the swollen
bubbles which buckle
his pores

Pancreatic pulsations pull
her in. Her lips slip,
circling.

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1996 : trenton