Posted by beardedlady on March 20, 2002, at 14:15:20
a man i know eats heart salad
swears
it keeps him young.
he plunges heads and stalks
in icy water
artfully undressing artichokes
unsnapping celery limbs
coddling the cabbage as its layers fall.
with the hearts assembled in a bowl
he pushes cuffs above his elbows
parts
his moustache with right thumb
and forefinger
angling the coarse hairs
just above the pale flesh of upper lip
and draws a heart toward him
mouth wide
tongue shivering
eyes closed.
he leans back and takes a slow
deliberate bite
crunching like broken bones.a man i know eats heart salad
lives
alone.
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