we kept the animal in the dark until it forgot the sun,
but the winter lasted longer than the rations did.

when the salt ran dry, we looked across the table.
the teeth do not distinguish between devotion and hunger.

YOU TASTED SO EXACTLY LIKE THE REST OF US.

we buried the leftover knuckles beneath the garden box,
and now the tomatoes sprout with the same shade of your hair.

nothing is truly wasted.
WE ARE STILL LIVING INSIDE THE SAME ROOM. notice: it is rude to lock the kitchen door from the inside.