Dessert is Served
“Be merciful to me, O God” – Psalm 57
“Who judges in the earth” – Psalm 58
Like Ezekial, I eat. Two desserts are absorbed
. . . four times over on the drive to the park.
I press rewind again, again, again. Listen
once again. In my ignorance,
I squeeze sweetness, words, into my ears,
my eyes, until it runs out of my mouth.
I hear: “So many teeth are broken. So many
fall into the pit they have dug. So many lies
spoken from the moment they left the womb.”
So many skip dessert for an occasional sip of milk.
–Todd Sukany 23 May 2022
“Be merciful to me, O God” – Psalm 57
“Who judges in the earth” – Psalm 58
Like Ezekial, I eat. Two desserts are absorbed
. . . four times over on the drive to the park.
I press rewind again, again, again. Listen
once again. In my ignorance,
I squeeze sweetness, words, into my ears,
my eyes, until it runs out of my mouth.
I hear: “So many teeth are broken. So many
fall into the pit they have dug. So many lies
spoken from the moment they left the womb.”
So many skip dessert for an occasional sip of milk.
–Todd Sukany 23 May 2022