Kevin LeMaster

In the Blood

 
If I were salt and
your heart an open
wound, I would rub

myself into you,
disappearing as if
seasoning for a dish

we both liked, basil,
clove, sage to taste
and you at the tip

of my tongue
dancing.

Kevin LeMaster’s poems have been found at SheilaNaGig, The Slipstream, Triggerfish Critical Review, West Trade Review, and Main Street Rag.  He also has work forthcoming in Flying Island Review. His work in "Rubicon: Words and art inspired by Oscar Wildes De Profundis" was nominated for a Pushcart prize.