clanking clank slurp, ka-boom the slop runs down a throat merrily merrily terribly chilled the gunk rolls down a throat.
the forks spoons knives plates salts salads and wines ding and echo like soft butterfly tea parties all gone rabid. throughout the walls of pictures of food and the butterfly echos echo and dinging cups splash and forks click and clock (and and,..and!)
hold my breath.
clanking cubes of ice bing against one another Gluttonous Pig slobs them down with a spoonful of spicy French soup Pigman talks to Pigwoman; spittle flying out of his piggy chops. he stares at my forehead they see my odd selection she's laughing insanely at a joke I'm holding my eyes inside my head while
all on my plate sit the legs of baby spiders all on my dish are darting sow eyeballs pitcher plant garnish and frozen grey custard for dessert; (echos still in the restaurant) I gag outloud the Fat Pigman scoffs at this my heart pops inside its cage and the waiter rolls his eyes at the mess.
sometimes I will zone out and start listening to all the noises during my time at eateries. it's not enjoyable. this poem is about that.