by Trey Teufel
Variation on a Summer day
(after Wallace Stevens)
Last Tuesday we shared an orange
Took turns and ripped off the skin
Peeled away its textured coat
Rind collected under our fingernails
We fed each other wedges
Wiped juice from our chins
Later
Your hands on my face
The smell of orange
Still under your nails
Trey Teufel is a writer, actor, and personal trainer living in Los Angeles, CA. He works out, acts on occasion, and writes far less frequently than he would like.
