Sheila Squillante

Stir with a Knife; Stir Up Strife

On a recent trip through the cutlery

drawer, a gleaming field of steel,

a cataract.

Three different blade styles:

normal, spey, clip point.

You need this; please don’t disregard

the heft, the shine, the shiver.

Use a rocking motion.

Assuage the blood gutter,

a myth. Lay them down

on a soft cloth, point at rivets.

Bring out the soft-skinned fruits.