Definitely-
Miss Roberts
brews
herbal tea, in
floral
skirt and
cardigan. You’d think-
expect- to see
feline bodies,
sinuous and boneless, twined
around her ankles, but definitely-
Miss Roberts can't abide cats.
She makes a small
omelette
with peppers and peas, serves with
lightly boiled new potatoes, and
after rinsing the plate, sinks
predatory teeth into a sharply yielding
éclair.
As the light
fades, she half-listens to
Mozart;
and
grades papers.
Anthony Trollope sits bookmarked on the
nightstand, but between the pillow
and the slip nestles
Anais Nin, waiting
impatiently for full darkness and
definitely-
Miss Roberts' fingers
to open her and
devour.