Respite rests:
seen, known,
gratuitous
in warmed honey –
but more pleasure;
as we know,
is derived
from angry welts
that will rise
from these ants’
cookie cutter bites.
Shun warm cocoa;
outstretched arms,
shrug off blankets
as your fingers curl
around
the snapped javelin –
But before
you proceed,
I should ask:
what on earth
will that quivering dart
offer its wasted life to?
© Zelda Reville
