I dip stale sourdough

in cheap Pinot

            crimson on anemic 

            dough

crust succumbs 

to a facade

of elegance

          as I toast 

          to myself

& moonlight

takes the space 

where you

           once slept

Erin Jamieson’s writing has been published in over eighty literary magazines, including two Pushcart Prize nominations. She is the author of four poetry chapbooks, including Fairytales (Bottle Cap Press. Her debut novel (Sky of Ashes, Land of Dreams) was published by Type Eighteen Books.