Why won't you eat 
Darling 
I whispered compassionately
With a long gentle stroke on the cheek
While automatically delaying 
The swallowing of another gulp 
Of unsweetened lemon green tea   
So as to better feel its taste 
One would think
It's true you’ve been sleeping 
Late into the afternoon yet again
But look now it's already dark outside
And you haven't taken anything 
All day long
Though I know you got hungry
At some point  
Before even properly waking up 
And again
Before going back to sleep
Reaching for that soothing 
Blanket of oblivion    
Now you act all detached
As if you couldn't even be touched
By such a mortal thing 
As plain hunger
But you know that's simply not true
It can't be
’Cause as long as you're a living being
With a soul and spirit yes
But also a body 
Don't forget the body
My love
That unrelenting 
All-leveling pang of the stomach will
Always be part of this life 
You may stifle it 
Pretend it's not there
Even teach it to swallow its roar 
In quiet obedience to the unyielding 
Master 
But you know it will just be waiting
For that perfect window of opportunity
To break free from the crushing cage 
Of forced submission
So why won't you eat 
Darling 
Look you’re all grown-up now
There is no more room for games
Here just have a piece 
Of chocolate
It's the one you liked so much yesterday
Try a biscuit or a sandwich 
Or even a piece of fruit
You know as well as I do
It will get easier after the first bite
It always does
Just like riding a bicycle
You can't truly forget how to eat
As long as you’re in this
Crumbly earthen vessel 
You just need a good 
Jog of your memory

(2022)

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