Making Light

[billy]

Over turkey dad explained
just why two men can't consumate
their "sacred" wedding vows.
I paused for comic effect at this point.
My fork, having speared
a lump of white meat,
halted in mid-air; I rolled my eyes
then put it back on the plate.
Nanny laughed. She was the only one
who'd noticed my gag.

consummate<----
the way it's told holds a vignette of family life at the dinner table.
you seeming shocked at your dad's words and nanny knowing better. (i think ) not earth shattering but effective, funny and realistically life like.

i saw someone say at du, it's like bukowski. for me it has a modern oscar wild feel about it. (bukowski was a ladies man.) or a perfect stephen fry anecdote.
thanks for the read.