we cut the throats of those we love
tie belts of glass
around the waists
of those who need us
and whisper as silent
as tomorrow
that everything will be different
if only
if only
and who does the listening
knows every word
like mice in the field
is it you
or me
our wicked dance
castigating each plain pulse
thrusting knees against thighs
the hair soft
along your cheek
how easy it is
for me to miss you
Calvin
White’s work has previously been in such Canadian journals
as Grain, Windsor Review and Descant. and journals in Oregon and New
Zealand. He has published a poetry
collection, We Run Faster With The Deer
(Turnstone Press, 2001). In a couple of
months he expects to be serving a
mission with Doctors Without Borders as a mental health specialist. Calvin lives in British Columbia.