Monday, November 16, 2015

hunger [2010]

this is with other words     sweet
chewed     as one might chew soil
breathing a support     condemned
— an intermingling of particles — 
in another mouth     an open gnashing of
language     gaping and voracious

(as a child, this was known only in a glass jar)

it is a reckoning with an endowed past
a lick upon a Scottish top pattern
wrapped     a memory preserved in foil
it is a statement regarding a disease
a manifestation of eternal yearning
exposed     a behavior of dubious nature
(as a teen, this was prevalent in all arenas)

a struggle with the swallow     dry
within the anticipation of warmth
flush of your understanding     starving
an implication of a tonic line
not to be tongue-crossed     twice
contrary to the palate     a dread delight

(as an adult, this is a pathetic allowance)

you may make a posthumous arrangement of these lines 
                 and connect them
                 to an impetuous title:
                Maple Walnut Crunch

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