the hymm and hum of defamation

a porcelain dining set draped upon a lonesome tablecloth.

I am inclined to elucidate the embrace of

two wineglasses,

a toast to the inevitably, meaninglessly profound.

The rims of the glasses ring upon contact

the contents teetering over one another.

A droplet succeeds escape

licking the cloth with its red tongue,

a hush falls as they intertwine.

Someone tries to set their glass upon its now prominent impairment.

to conceal the wine's desperation.

now mottled with ruin and disgust

The rest is consumed

yet the droplet remains.

it is tapered to solemn clotheslines

brisk winds set to chill its crisp warmth

the tablecloth is tossed

but not without the wine to pair with it.