He Was Vegetarian and Polyamorous; Now He Eats Duck and Plays Mind Games

A poem

Photo by Kiro Wang: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-biting-a-steak-while-holding-a-glass-of-beer-7133849/

I drank too much wine at William’s fancy dinner party,
more than I’ve drunk in years. After the meal, our toes brushed
under the table, but instead of pulling away, we began to swirl —
insert our toes between each other’s, grasp, pull, and push…