Starving Eyes

i pawned you and split tails for your headhunt

made more money in one night

larger stacks than i could fill the tub with
came home late
wondered who had eaten my leftovers
gave up quickly and crept into the windowsill
a nest had buried there

i slid my tongue in and tasted some wild berries

they weren’t my dinner
and the karma had caught up to us both by that point

i unscrewed a light bulb from above my head
and sat in the dark kitchen
the linoleum felt nice on my cheek
it was a cold night

but I was still hot

i was looking in the fridge

waiting for something to happen

you are so pretty
i can’t even stop looking at you
the image fits into my eyes so frantically
as though my pupils have been carved to your shape

i thought i had devoured you completely

i shouldn't be this hungry still