Love Is A Butcher
Love is a butcher,
a pandemic,
a tsunami that preys
on orchards and sleep,
a restless vein
that throbs in traffic,
a relentless swallow
that weeps on wires,
that considers a wingless life,
untethered
or lost
or desecrated,
meatless on the inside,
alone,
but safe
from the butcher
and his giggling, gurgling
blade.
©2024 Rob Azavedo All rights reserved.
Rob Azevedo, from Pembroke, NH, is a writer, poet, and radio host. He is the author of the memoir, Notes From The Last Breath Farm, A Music Junkies Quest to be Heard, and two books of poetry, Turning on the Wasp and Don’t Order The Calamari.