how much bread ?

one for you
and two for me

look eric
you'll bloody have it
as it comes

i keep eating
the bread

we'll have to wait
a bit
longer
for it to get hot

it was fun
in a way

you had to
bite it off

i'm starting to feel embarrassed now

Originally published in I wanted to throw your things out on the lawn, Cornford Press, Launceston, 2000.

© May Carroll