Gouda Cheese
by Sarah Wolfe
Until I met you
I never knew how porous the rest were
Every love like Swiss cheese
Contemporary but filled with holes only I can see
And then you
Gouda everywhere
Solid on the inside and out
I didnt look through you
I couldnt
So I feasted
Solid and unpasteurized
So rich I could die happy
Even when my insides swell and bulge
I can always find room
Guess Ive always been love-intolerant before
Not everyone settles inside me like you
did I make you cringe
Good
Im tired of talking pretty
Id spread you over bed and crackers
Ill have you anywhere
Finally sated I look out grey windows
I see bombs on tv
But I lick my lips and look up
And silently thank the stars
the moon
the trees
For fucking gouda cheese
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