Cookbook

 I am sick to my stomach

how can I be both

bloated and undernourished

like half a notebook

deliciously satisfied

and desperate to devour

I need ink to drink

and words for meat

but my ingredients are limited

and I've never been much of a cook

But that won't stop me

from holding a notebook

over an open flame

and stirring with my pen

in the hope that something edible

will end up on the page

calming my stomach

and healing my hunger

29-April-2024

Tressa Lee Breen

Day 72 of 100 #The100DayProject2024

Day 29 of 30 NaGloPoWriMo2024

Day 29 of 30 CampNaNoWriMoApril2024