I'm Not Dining Alone With You

You’re welcome here

though secretly I wish

you’d go away

I’ll sing you a party song

bright like calliope

but swollen with late-night

behind the tent darkness

You’ll ask why

I feel confident singing

a song full of rain

And I’ll explain

it’s the kind of strength

that comes from inviting

the enemy to dine

Extremely Close vs. Worlds Apart: Flash 55 for Real Toads & Day 2 of National Poetry Month.