Bubbled and sudden
the reaction unfurls in front
of us, two tables across.
It is the loud conversation
from another room, never
exposed under full view
of light, a wriggling salamander
of social situation, his face
turning crimson and hers
a wool blanket of embarrassment
giving slow way to its own
blush shade, erupting of its
own, two volcanoes floating
in a sea of passing appetizers.
___
JD DeHart is the author of The Truth About Snails, a chapbook. His main blog is jddehart.blogspot.com and he is a staff writer for Verse-Virtual.
the reaction unfurls in front
of us, two tables across.
It is the loud conversation
from another room, never
exposed under full view
of light, a wriggling salamander
of social situation, his face
turning crimson and hers
a wool blanket of embarrassment
giving slow way to its own
blush shade, erupting of its
own, two volcanoes floating
in a sea of passing appetizers.
___
JD DeHart is the author of The Truth About Snails, a chapbook. His main blog is jddehart.blogspot.com and he is a staff writer for Verse-Virtual.
