Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae, A Hungry Wife

Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae
A Hungry Wife
By Cassie Premo Steele
1.

The joy I feel
when I touch
your hip
in the dark
is the knowledge
that my body
is bread
and you can eat
this simple meal
and be satisfied.

2. 

Taste the time
we have together.
It is not long.
Nothing is.

3.

I want more
I want to fill
to be full
to be filled
to be.

4.

In my dream
I saw people starving.
They wanted bread
every day—
only bread.

5.

I want bread
and basil,
bread and chocolate,
bread and butter,
bread and wine.
Am I selfish?

6.

This hunger
of knowing
there must be more
keeps me moving
toward the unseen
source.

7.

Sometimes I feel
I've had enough
and we sleep
soundly.

8.

Faith is knowing
I will want more
in the morning.

9.

I am
your joy
and this is
my livelihood.
We need
to invent
words
for this.

10.

I am
a hungry
wife.


Cassie Premo Steele's poetry appeared at vox poetica in 2009 and 2010. Her most recent poem, Recipe for the Impossible, appeared in January 2010. Her poem The Poemgranate was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2009. 

Posted by Annmarie at 5/30/2010 9:52 PM
Categories: today's words, Contributor Series 5
Tags: satisfy love hunger feed Cassie Premo Steele wife
 

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