Feast

by Kim Coleman

You took my eyes

And brewed them into coffee

I couldn’t see

Just how blind you made me


You took my brain

And ate it like a parfait

I couldn’t think

But at least you had your soft drink


You took my heart

And ate it like a buffet

You had what you wanted

But I couldn’t feel anything that day


You took my bones

And gnawed on my soul

You took my lungs

And tore off my tongue


You say you did this for me

But why did you scare the life out of me?

Why did you make my blood boil?

Why did you let my sanity spoil?


When you tried taking my soul

For you to turn into a noodle bowl

But I bit back

And made myself whole