Sunday, January 24, 2016

Daniel Broudy writes



An Occurrence at the Dining Facility


my roommate belched 
an act 
he could not help
and out

across the table

atop a silver saltshaker

sat his breaded veal

just a sliver of the meal

half-digested

rested

for everyone to see



his girlfriend shrieked

i could not speak



he paused

to gain his breath

but out came more

uncontrolled  
like chocolate milk


it poured across his tray

with bits of stuffing

and gravy

then nothing

but nicely formed

like puddles on his plate

when suddenly there

repelling from his chin

he appeared to salivate

and eyelids

at half-mast

he seemed to barely utter

though straining

i surmise

his request

was for the butter


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