Taylor Graham

Hostess

You’ve always known me.
I’m the sleek smile that never
sticks, a polished face
to grace each guest like the sun
passing over, intimate
yet distant. I greet you
in butterflies, small amber words
that flit through
your remembrance, less
memorable than lies.
I offer you this sweet cup
that empties and refills,
empties and refills
like a smile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


"Blue and White I" by Adam Jeffries Schwartz