Jam smears sticky over toast
And butter three days old.
Served in halves with tea
and smokey, indifferent eyes
While the leaves float down
before steeped and bound;
you ask me quietly
Which cup is mine and which
is yours but not just which are we.
Feb 21, 2013
Feb 21, 2013 at 1:47 PM UTC
Jam smears sticky over toast
And butter three days old.
Served in halves with tea
and smokey, indifferent eyes
While the leaves float down
before steeped and bound;
you ask me quietly
Which cup is mine and which
is yours but not just which are we.