We\u2019ll lick the cream.
The beater\u2019s engine\u2019s warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I need
that picnic knife.
It holds an edge.
Its cracked handle
fits my grip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kitchen floor
a chess board upset,
I upend full grocery sacks
on accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heaps more dishes
in a day
than table space\u2014
make room, my heart
falters often
at the brim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The life I choose
or life I\u2019m given?
Rinse the dust
from the champagne coupes
and let the cat in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We\u2019ll lick the cream.The beater\u2019s engine\u2019s warm. I needthat picnic knife.It holds an edge.Its cracked handlefits my grip. Kitchen floora chess board upset,I upend full grocery sackson accident. Heaps more dishesin a daythan table space\u2014make room, my heartfalters oftenat the brim. The life I chooseor life I\u2019m given?Rinse the dustfrom the champagne coupesand let the … Continue reading Don’t Cut the Fat<\/span>