I despised eating something wrong with me call me fat. I learned to starve, To hate to crave all the same. I devoured How hungrily I choked , through gagging and retching. an animal eating scraps You could hardly consider me human .
bile running down my chin Family is a word reserved only for people . I learned to eat . Once I lived with Sam. Whom I could tolerate I did not confine We conversed food no longer repulsed me Flavors chose me, beloved me, cherished eating with another. I ate alone for so long With a full plate and empty heart. Aiya was a stranger, with food. becoming someone I can tolerate. every day of the week, of the month, of the year. food, finally feels like home.
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“Among the Ashes”
I an animal
Family a word for people
full plate empty heart