Sally Had

no
patience
for
tom’s 
cold hands

she would
say,
keep your
paws to
yourself
& off
my leg

last week
sally’s
grandmother
passed
&
during the 
service
tom’s
hand
parked it
on sally’s
knee

for once
there were
no
complaints.

 

(from Just Ignore The Beer Stains, PigeonBike Press, 2011