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Table for Two, Dinner for One
By Stranger
The menu is made from
A single sheet of human skin
Stretched across a frame of brown bamboo
Your face has been tattooed upon it
As has your name
A dozen times
A dozen ways
I order the Number 9
I am told this is an excellent choice
You are meticulously prepared
With red cord,
Your limbs are bound behind you
You are served on a golden platter
Cold, naked
An apple in your mouth
Wide with anticipation,
Your eyes are supernovas
Impatient and snarling,
The beast within my belly
There is a brief silence before I feed
Then the sound of animals and chaos
Then quiet again
Wiping my mouth with my hand,
I ask for more
I am told there is nothing more
I understand
I return to the feast before me
Content, satisfied
But still very, very hungry
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© 2009 Stranger
Published on Sunday, March 8, 2009.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
Comments on "Table for Two, Dinner for One"
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On Friday, May 8, 2009, BrokenAngel
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wrote:
reminds me of the movie hostel. this write is sickeningly beautiful. the movie was not.
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On Sunday, March 15, 2009, Carmina Gitana
(149) wrote:
This is beautiful and terrifying, and more terrifying for its beauty. Brings to mind Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, but far darker and richer. Agree with Aurora_Light about the quietLOUDquiet of that stanza, it works very well. I've re-read this a number of times and am not done yet. This is very powerful. You navigate the darkness like few others can.
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On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, Aurora_Light
(472) wrote:
definitely have to say i love the end, and the part about the feast itself, silent chaos then silence again, fits the mood perfect i think.
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On Sunday, March 8, 2009, melodies revisited
(30) wrote:
Beautiful write, the darker side of a feast. Canibalism to the soul's deepest desires.
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On Sunday, March 8, 2009, elisa
(1616) wrote:
satiated... and still salivating. i love every savored detail.
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