Thursday 10 December 2020

THE TABLE

yield for no one 
no gods or monsters 
grapple and twist free
from sandpaper grip

absorb them into supple folds 

your rosy cherub cheeks 

snuff the candles and yank the banquet sheet 


it began crisp and clean and sharp 

yet the gift wrap has become redundant 

it withers like the gremlin that cowers at your feet 

burying its head with shame

afraid of your rage 

your insatiable hunger 

your lust your drive

to eat to fuck 

to prove you’re still alive


bathe in the spray

of the porcelain bust 

bursting like neon melon


dark dinner party rules

have been thrown out with the plates

we cannot eat upon a pile of shards



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