David LaBounty

David LaBounty's recent work has appeared or will soon appear in Rattle, Night Train, the New Plains Review and other journals. His third novel, Affluenza, was released in the summer of 2009. He lives in Michigan.

Swordfish

things fall
apart &

the two of you
can’t agree
on salmon
or
steak

so you 
start from
scratch

you
mention
chicken

but she
groans at
the thought
of chicken 

true enough

chicken
has been
done
&
redone
so many times

swordfish,
you say,
let’s try
swordfish

she shrugs

& says
why not

so you
do your
best, you
marinade
the swordfish
in rosemary
&
white wine
&
throw it
on the
grill

feeling new
you decide
it’s best to
rebuild 
with swordfish, 
a surer
foundation
than
having only
the napkin
on your
lap in
common

better 
than only
agreeing
on the
posture
of the

knife
&
fork

Comments

[aad de gids]

david,another one of your concise poems and a bit bitter,illustrative on how you must feel.
maybe you wrote this poem earlier,but at least it appealed to you for some reason.
well,i am glad and thankful for any poem from you.it is cristal clear as we are used from you
and i think eventually this shall be one of the things that will help you to climb that wall upwards.
thanks!
aad