Ronda Piszk Broatch

Writing a Poem with a Glass of Wine or Two, and Three Pieces of Chocolate

You confess you don’t believe in time, in the divine,
call me doll face, your bewitching sex kitten. My email 

keeps popping up, and Ken and Shar say they will
offer their house for the cookie party. Dreamboat, 

what is revealed when the sugar’s been swept from
the counter, the last of the dough licked from the spoon? 

Time doesn’t mean anything to you, but you’re all about
gravity, and space is your natural environment. Honey, 

you yell, you’ve won the $5000 jackpot & a free Sam’s Club
card to spend as you like; also, a VIP offer on a Portable

Space Heater, some CBD gummies in bright primary colors!
A glass of wine or two, and I’m on Amazon, I’m your little 

cupcake trying to find the right shade of shakable sprinkles,
those Red Hots with Red Dye #40. I don’t know everything 

Frida Kahlo knew, only that there are lots of good Black
Friday deals, new and customizable pumpkin dump cake 

recipes, and did you know that those German hearing aids
have taken America by storm? My little stunner, my fox.

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Ronda Piszk Broatch is the author of Chaos Theory for Beginners (MoonPath Press, 2023), finalists for the Sally Albiso Prize, and Lake of Fallen Constellations (MoonPath Press). She is the recipient of an Artist Trust GAP Grant. Ronda’s journal publications include Greensboro Review, Blackbird, Sycamore Review, Missouri Review, Palette Poetry, Moon City Review and NPR News / KUOW’s All Things Considered. She is a graduate student working toward her MFA at Pacific Lutheran University’s Rainier Writing Workshop.