Lost AppetiteA Poem by Jack...Life witout food? Life without you?
Lost Appetite Pans sit upon the burner, awaiting a flame that will never come Scraps of food linger about the counter like so many lost moments and tear stained menus Dishes create a new mountain in the scarred and scratched stainless steel sink (Leftovers of a time I wanted to eat) Yellow scrubbers float in stagnate water Soap scum film rings shimmer in the sunlight cast through the streaked kitchen window Cabinet doors rest open on squeaky hinges no one can hear (Revealing the emptiness now felt in my heart) In patterns of stale Saltines and moldy breakfast bars coffee, once hot, now cooled and solid sleeps behind hard water stains cantaloupe rinds, bell pepper caps, ketchup chips and buttered bread form a mosaic of a kitchen once alive, now found a relic of avocado appliances and rusted handles (Lost in time as are my eyes) Kikkoman and red wine evaporate The Bakelite General Electric clock on the wall longs for batteries, double “A” now hiding in the corner afraid of what the time may reveal, only wanting it to stop…completely As I come to the conclusion I shall never hear from you again (And I have lost my appetite) For life © 2013 Jack...Author's Note
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Added on July 23, 2013Last Updated on July 23, 2013 Tags: loss AuthorJack...San Antonio, TXAboutNot much to tell about me, I am just Jack, I am a poet, a writer, a musician, a painter, a builder and a dreamer. I live in south Texas but am originally from New Jersey and miss it more and more all .. more..Writing
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