The Thermodynamics of Walking in Rhythm
Dad was a lush and Mom was a slattern.
The hitting and kissing established a pattern.
First came the rabbi, naked on a roof.
His aloofness was a front. His smacks were playful.
Daniel Meltz
Daniel Meltz is technical writer and poet who lives in midtown Manhattan near a lot of bars. His poetry's been published in Best New Poets 2012, American Poetry Review, Salamander, upstreet, Imitation