Ed and I Chew Differently

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always biting off more than i can chew becomes
hazardous when locked jaw has no key and
i must learn how long egg and hooks take
to disintegrate in cavern of spit and milk and 'spro.

knowledge never wasted.

happy holidays from brownie-blinged grill.
happy birthday from champagne-shined enamel.
aloysius lilius' calendar replaced by
columns and rows of bottles and brews and
bins of dirty dishes. they say 'monday'
some say 'makersday.'

(what is the need of shooting-starry colorado nights, with sheetcake and coffee to rest beneath?)

soft diet keeps jaw loose, keeps

secrets public record, keeps teeth receptive to etiquette tips:

* smaller bites, more food

* swallow, then speak

* back of hand to cover front of mouth when

laugh/sneeze/yawn cannot be temporally displaced

*molars for leafy mastication, not revenge

*tongue to distinguish savory/salty/sweet/sour,

not to lash/discipline/howl/hang

must be his ancient ancestral blood, grace in marrow that

does not fortify my bones,
bones of aryan hand stretching

skin's napkin, porous enough to wipe

renegade sauce from gaping corners of

renegade aryan mouth,

mouth full of half-chewn wisdom and rice.
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