THE KITCHEN

This fruit fly has been so bothersome

I know it in particular, I know it no longer by the swarm

It was born in a dirty sink, full of dishes

I’d rather amputate the kitchen than clean

Is this mango still organic in such conditions?

The bagel has a finger hole, I can carry it to safety

This place is a kitchen, unimaginably violent

Sterilize the cutlery, salt every wound, turn on the fan I cant stand the smell

Cuisine is the symbol of all great societies

Systematic destruction of all bacterial cultures

Erstwhile millions feed upon chicken hearts in the Midwest

I heard that in the early days of locomotion, people lived off of the land

People sneeze here quite often, bless you poor thing, always so kind

Dear Lord! I realize this kitchen has never been clean

(the exercise was to use the words: fruit fly, amputate, mango, bagel, finger, erstwhile, locomotion, and refer to a god)