#appetite
chimps are still with us (cute but extremely dangerous)
they never evolved past being 'monkey'
Do they possess an inner life?
anywhere past feeding 'appetite'
can they opt for 'fasting'
in order to strengthen their spirit?
Jan 23
Jan 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM UTC
Mnemonic devices,
Order entices.
Yet, what drives the daily thirst?
What directs what we hunger for?
Strange tonics,
Concordance appetizes.
But who bottles what they distill?
What facts in feed do we receive?
Rough slough,
Sloppy knowledge.
Mayhaps, where few are not free pastures?
What cages themselves in self-battles?
Petty sows,
Birds that cuckoo.
Apr 18, 2025
Apr 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM UTC
Breakfast passes
Recess passes
Lunch passes too
It’s been twenty-something hours since I’ve eaten any food
I probably should.
But I’m not hungry and I don’t care.
Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM UTC
Can you swallow hunger downwards
can you sleep it all away?
Work it out and calculate
revise and reshape
cursed and caged
by a body I cannot escape.
Another stone thrown across the river bed
another afternoon
without food.
I'm tired (so tired)
of this being the only thing
I cannot seem to lose.
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM UTC
dear bill,
so sweet of you
to leave behind
a paper jot
for me to find
for ev’ry breakfast
lunch and tea
gone missing since
you married me;
- however -
such wilfulness
I do condemn
each crust and crumb,
each stone and stem,
each potluck plum
purloined at night
to satisfy
your appetite;
this doctor’s wife
has had her fill
of poetry
and bitter pills,
and crumpled drafts
in juicy scrawl
appended to
the icebox door;
your words do not
a meal make
how many more
must I forsake
- meals, that is -
before your page
is fit for press
and I can sup
on more…not less
love, floss
ps dinner’s in the oven, probably
Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022 at 6:09 PM UTC
The human appetite
To **** the pain
to not experience any
dis-
comfort
The human appetite
to run a-way
far, away
are
seeds planted from our
footsteps
The more we run
the bigger the
plant
the hungrier
we get
the greater the ruin
in our run
Don't avoid
the burdens of
engaging lost plans,
or others.
Other Wise, the human
starves its self
in a marathon
by sealing off mouths.
Alimentary,
Leaving one, you, her, they,
them, in the
hunger cycle
to feed
then crushed
left void
Elementary words
don't avoid
pain.
It requires a handshake
a' la carte,
Indulge.
remedy is in
the crash diet.
Come home now.
It's time for dinner.
Aug 19, 2021
Aug 19, 2021 at 10:40 PM UTC
An apple and I can go on till dinner
A kiss and I yearn to the core for another
Prompting one more still
And while I do not dwell on details of that apple
The kiss leaves me wanting
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 2020 at 6:29 AM UTC
as it was too late, you crushed the milky way
remote from your loved ones, far away...
i took you into my spacy arms, silver-
purple dots were circling us, babe
i came into you and we made love
the silver sound of a white dove
Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020 at 4:11 PM UTC
i am empty, except for the
butterflies that tickle my
stomach. forgot about food:
thinking of you and
everything i will say.
stay.
May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020 at 6:49 AM UTC
Why do I smile? T'aint no mystery
Wanna have a good medical history
Doctor tells me smiling is great
Helps them blood cells circulate
Great for the skin
Great for the ticker
Smiling will get you
In better shape quicker
Feels so healthy, feels so sweet
Smiling just makes my face complete
It builds my strength and appetite
And makes my toenails feel just right
Keeps me youthful, keeps me light
Makes people wonder
‘Bout me in the night
Smiling helps me get along
And keeps all my
Relationships strong
Beats bein' frowny, Beats bein' lazy
Why do I smile? Maybe I'm crazy!!
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020 at 8:31 AM UTC
it's been
nine days
since it all came crashing down
nine whole days
and then some more
nine days ago i lost a friend
i lost my appetite
i lost my motivation
i lost hope
i lost my will to live
i lost my happiness
i lost my love
i lost my dreams
and i lost myself.
Apr 11, 2020
Apr 11, 2020 at 10:00 PM UTC
Modern Appetite
by Michael R. Burch
It grumbled low, insisting it would feast
on blood and flesh, etcetera, at least
three times a day. With soft lubricious grease
and pale salacious oils, it would ease
its way through life. Each day—an aperitif.
Each night—a frothy bromide, for relief.
It lived on TV fare, wore pinafores,
slurped sugar-coated gumballs, gobbled S’mores.
When gas ensued, it burped and farted. ’Course,
it thought aloud, my wife will leave me. ******
are not so **** particular. Divorce
is certainly a settlement, toujours!
A Tums a day will keep the shrink away,
recalcify old bones, keep gas at bay.
If Simon says, etcetera, Mother, may
I have my hit of calcium today?
Keywords/Tags: modern, appetite, supersize, me, indulgence, gluttony, bromide, seltzer, gas, Tums, calcium, quick, cure, tonic, overeating
Apr 8, 2020
Apr 8, 2020 at 3:33 AM UTC
Modern Appetite
by Michael R. Burch
It grumbled low, insisting it would feast
on blood and flesh, etcetera, at least
three times a day. With soft lubricious grease
and pale salacious oils, it would ease
its way through life. Each day—an aperitif.
Each night—a frothy bromide, for relief.
It lived on TV fare, wore pinafores,
slurped sugar-coated gumballs, gobbled S’mores.
When gas ensued, it burped and farted. ’Course,
it thought aloud, my wife will leave me. ******
are not so **** particular. Divorce
is certainly a settlement, toujours!
A Tums a day will keep the shrink away,
recalcify old bones, keep gas at bay.
If Simon says, etcetera, Mother, may
I have my hit of calcium today?
Keywords/Tags: modern, appetite, supersize, me, indulgence, gluttony, bromide, seltzer, gas, Tums, calcium, quick, cure, tonic, overeating
Apr 11, 2020
Apr 11, 2020 at 1:55 AM UTC
Honey to my eyes,
Liquor for the soul.
The chicken soup has lost its taste,
The peas porridge lies cold.
Skin stretched across the ribcage,
Brains rid of juices; lotion:
Twas a death so dramatic
She died in slow motion.
Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020 at 5:04 PM UTC
My head is filled to the brim
Packed brainstems
Maybe that’s why I take you straight to heart
Truths whispered and held in cupped hands
Like butterflies, then released
See where they land and the clarity they impart
You words are vast galaxies
Mystical, colorful imagery
Like melted crayons pouring from the fount of your mouth
Dripping into molds making wax elephants
Heavy words trumpeting sentiments
That I may never ever truly figure out
Eyes that speak paragraphs upon chapters upon volumes
Upon libraries
And I am only a syllable in the commentary
Fill the empty crevices of a heart once on fire
Long since expired
And give this charred thing new life, incendiary
Make this full mind empty every bit but you
Clear the queue
So I might feast on more than these offerings of crumbs
Minds will always be filled and filling
And full
But the the choice of what’s ingested is the rule of thumb
Wonder-filled
Dec 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019 at 6:13 PM UTC
Starving myself and subjecting myself to hunger as a way of punishing myself for ruining things with you
Or maybe it was just too hard to leave my bed after i'd drowned myself in tears
Finally being able to eat a full meal without gagging, an appetite built up for years
Feels good to be putting the pieces back together
I'm not whole again
I'll never be whole again
But at least i'm not shattered
Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019 at 6:05 PM UTC
The human appetite
To **** the pain
to not experience any
dis-
comfort
The human appetite
to run a-way
far, away
are
seeds planted from our
footsteps
The more we run
the bigger the
plant, thump! says despair
the hungrier
we get
the greater the ruin
in our run
Don't avoid
the burdens of
engaging lost plans, find again
your A,B,C's, a friendly classmate, your sister
or others.
Other Wise,
the human
starves its self
in a marathon
by sealing off mouths.
Alimentary,
Leaving one, you, her, they,
them,
in the
hunger cycle
to feed
then. crushed
left over a lean-to void,
And endless hunger
Elementary words
Don't avoid
pain.
I L.o.v.e and Y.o.u
It requires a handshake
a' la carte,
Indulge in
nutrient rich
Appetites
The elementary
remedy is not in
the crash diet.
Come home now.
Ring a bell
Your table is set
I am here
It's time for dinner.
Aug 19, 2019
Aug 19, 2019 at 2:01 PM UTC
In the absence of a longer night and of ideal fertility, I devoured fists of poetry like that desperate one who seeks to satisfy his hunger after having been away a long time, even from himself,
I did not know where I had gotten so much in the pocket of memory and heart,
sometimes not all is lost and one realizes that there is always more space to continue learning,
keep the appetite is important
Jun 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019 at 4:36 AM UTC
Sometimes my stomach empties
And it feels like I
Could consume the sky
With a single breath of air
But when I see my peers
And their success
How quickly I forget
Every win and concurred fear
The hunger is an eternal thing
With an observation to see
But the memory of what ere I've won
Ought to be enough for me
Jun 27, 2018
Jun 27, 2018 at 4:01 AM UTC
loss of appetite
this wine in my mouth tastes salty
a grape of your tears
Apr 14, 2018
Apr 14, 2018 at 4:20 PM UTC