Coffeehouse Metaphysics

by

Pete Lee

I speak to her in paragraphs
no words pass between us

she slaps my face hard
without lifting a finger

I think oh yes
send me another gift

like this mental strawberry
in the shape of a perfect hand

 

 

 

 

Pete Lee's poetry has recently appeared in Main Channel Voices, Right Hand Pointing, Mastodon Dentist, Exit 13, Northeast, and elimae. He lives with his wife in a small town in the Mojave Desert.

 

 

 

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