Catori Sarmiento
Eating Is Dangerous
I
Never mind the stomach and its superficial cries; stave off rumblings by drinking black coffee at the quarters of the day. Exercise is purging. Diuretics negate daily bloat.
A good day is 500 calories.
II
Mousy thin skin over sharp clavicles. The longer I look at the shapes, they become engorged.
Scale numbers lie with 90.
III
A body can be controlled through restraint.
IV
Quarter eaten burrito sits on crumpled newspaper in a lunchroom trash bin. Still fresh.
A portion tasted lead my fingers to selfishly push food past lips for teeth to chew and throat without self-control so it would swallow.