Apr30

Gal Gadot
I do not need another slice of cake, 
my stomach just won't take it, 

and don't give me any custard, 
it brings me out in spots. 

I do not need anything spicy 
or bland or hot or frozen. 

I will eat anything shoved 
under my nose, if its cooked, 

So make sure that it's not raw, 
or smack down, or pay-per-view. 

I do not need poetry, 
or any other Wikipedia entries. 

I do not need access to my childhood home, 
it's not mine anymore, 

I won't find mother ignoring me, 
or father getting drunk at the club, 

there's just nothing there 
except unemployment. 

I do not like the tastes of childhood, 
I do not want a cold, damp attic, 

I do not want peeling wallpaper and mould, 
I do not get enquiries about my favourite. 

I not longer want to recall my midnight lament 
dreaming about adventures in asphalt brindle 

cowering from the squawks and chirps 
from urban wildlife scuffles. 

I do not need stillness 
I don't want to relax 

I don't want to enjoy 
I don't want to recline 

I do not need compensation 
I do not need your advice 

I hate the way you peer at me over your glasses 
and scribble notes into your notebook, 

you'll want me to make butterflies from wet paint 
you'll want some kind of update on my condition. 

you'll need me to eat another slice of cake 
just to watch my stomach not take it.

Kirsten Dunst, American actress, was born today in 1982.

Gal Gadot, Israeli Actress and model, was born today in 1985.

3 Comments Add yours

  1. KT Workman says:

    “I do not like the tastes of childhood”—that line really touched me. Childhood is supposed to be a happy, carefree time, but for many of us, it left a bad taste in our mouths. Some of it, anyway.

  2. grumpygorman says:

    Great writing, may I share this one? (credit given, of course)

    1. Of course, and thanks.

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