immoveable feast (20160719)

Posted on July 19, 2016 by crow

the outside should be hard
the inside soft
like a marshmallow wrapped
in a tortoise shell
once used to foretell the future

something fatty
something greasy
something brittle that will
shatter between my molars

i long to grind it up
powder the marrow
against my teeth
saving the last part
the blood part
for the end

when the eighth month comes
there will be hunger

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lifelessons July 19, 20169:41 pm

Intriguing. Read once, read twice, read three times. Still intriguing.
emotionsoflife2016 July 20, 201612:38 am

Marvelous read
1. Crow July 20, 20165:06 am
  
  Thank you.
  1. emotionsoflife2016 July 20, 20167:38 am
    
    My pleasure. Keep being awesome
Poet Rummager July 20, 201612:44 am

My teeth hurts after reading your amazing poetry! In my sleep, I have a feeling I’ll be grinding my teeth. Ow.
1. Crow July 20, 20165:08 am
  
  I always have dreams where I clench my jaw so tightly that my teeth break. Always a relief to wake up and find them all still there.
onecarriage July 20, 201612:21 pm

Is it wrong that I feel hungry now?
1. Crow July 20, 201612:21 pm
  
  Ha ha ha. Not at all! I say, dig in!
BRH July 21, 20164:39 am

Man alive!!! Or as the kids say, wtf?
1. Crow July 21, 20165:04 am
  
  Yeah. I don’t know either. Food. The I Ching. Weird brain.
  1. BRH July 21, 20166:21 am
    
    I forgot to say I really liked it though. I really liked it.
  2. Crow July 21, 20166:39 am
    
    Thanks. I admit I wasn’t too sure about it. Didn’t know how much I could stretch it.

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