Heat of the Moment

by Michael Dylan Welch and Deborah P Kolodji

First published in Skylark 5:2, Winter 2017, page 109. Written around midnight of 5–6 November 2010 in Seabeck, Washington.

global warming

you ask me again

to take out the trash Michael

dark chocolate melts

in the fondue pot Debbie

boiling over

our discussion on ways

to cook leeks Michael

summer heat

she puts off

weeding the garden Debbie

first day of vacation

cures the fever Michael

wine glass clink

a burst of flame

in the fireplace Debbie