Now I have time
to experiment
          preheat the room to three twenty five
          saute the onions in butterflies
          pour in garlic and butterflies
          milkwhisk the butterflies
          scrape the wings off my heart
          and wait   wait   sixty-five to eighty–
to say what I have to say to you–
I can’t wait another minute.

(originally published in The Gorko Gazette, Summer 2024)