In the coming days, three poems from my book Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer are to be reprinted in Eunoia Review. The first of the poems, ‘Unleavened Love’ went live tonight — check it out below, and be sure to check the original posting at Eunoia’s page (and pick up a copy of my book to get a copy of the original original)!
Unleavened Love
My sister couldn’t have a baby
so I made her one of bread(I’m a baker by trade
and it was the obvious thing to do)I mixed the dough
and let it rise
formed him into shape
fired him in the oven
and she loved that sweet-bread-baby with all her heartShe loved him like her own
But her husband
that Saturn-faced brute
in a drunken binge
raided the pantry and
finding nothing suitable to eat
turned to the crib
swallowed the baby wholeI offered to bake her another
maybe a daughter this time
but she just looked at me and criedI don’t want another baby
I want my baby
my child
sweet child
sweet boyThis is a reprint of work originally published in Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer.
Tim Stobierski is an alumnus of the University of Connecticut’s creative writing program. A freelance writer and editor, he has interned for three summers with Yale University Press and is currently seeking a career in publishing. His first book of poetry, Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer, was published in October 2012 by River Otter Press.