William Cullen, Jr.

Fish

you say love’s a fish

that gets away too often

so we need good lures

to keep on bringing it back

or kind hearts to let it go

A Toast

you raise a wine glass

and propose a toast to me

as the startled guests

listen to you say divorce

is birth by cell division

CP

William Cullen, Jr., works at a non-profit in Brooklyn, NY. He's married and has two college-age sons. His writing has appeared in Asahi/International Herald Tribune, Boston Literary Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Grey Sparrow Journal, among others. He was nominated for a Pushcart prize in 2010.