and_now_we_have_steak
raze
what
he
calls
a
stick
is
a
tube
of
chocolate
.
its
guts
are
packed
with
vanilla
cream
.
the
black
body
breaks
in
two
when
i
lift
it
up
from
where
it's
dozing
on
the
floor
.
i
lick
a
bit
of
thick
white
nothing
off
the
back
of
my
hand
.
it
isn't
as
sweet
as
i
thought
it
would
be
.
the
last
two
pieces
of
meat
are
mine
,
but
i
can't
seem
to
conjure
any
configuration
of
food
that
makes
sense
.
what
i
really
want
to
dig
into
is
this
caramel-coated
pastry
with
a
brownie glued
to
its
back
.
and
that
might
be
spoken
for
.
there's
a
woman
talking
on
the
tv
screen
. muting
her
won't
stop
her
mouth
from
moving
or
kill
the
sound
.
i
have
to
dial
down
the
volume
one
tick
at
a
time
.
my
appetite
shrinks
as
her
voice
recedes.
and
still
she
goes
on
speaking
,
hoping
to
be
heard
.
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