Produce

Hello dear friend It's been a long time coming Since since you had common sense I just returned from the grocery store Where I purchased several hundred Euro Worth of over priced groceries Organic produce I bought pink ladies I bought fish, I bought cheese I bought arugula of which I have never prepared before I wanted to impress the grocery store clerk with how I ate I wanted to impress you with how much I knew about produce I packed it into the fridge Packed it so tight the door would hardly close I impatiently awaited your arrival Pacing the apartment hoping that every creak Coming up the hallway Would be you Making your way closer to the door In the meantime I decided to draw a bath To decompress my nervous system Nothing special just warm water I climbed in, clothes and all I wanted to feel the weight of the wet fabric Clinging to my skin I wanted to feel something different— Something absurd You burst through the door and see me Sitting in the bathtub fully clothed And without missing a beat you climb in Shoes and all I was impressed by your willingness to Submerge your shoes I was not brave enough to do so I was afraid that the rubber sole would Eventually separate from the leather I was too cowardice. I was too Sitting there across from each other we Stared at each others faces blankly We looked ridiculous We reached for each others hands and in This moment our flesh fused together Every one of our cells joined like magnets Snapping into place As our puss and mucus mixed like a fine Cocktail pulsing its way beneath the skin I absorbed you My skin pulled so shiny, so taught trying to Accommodate the excess flesh Your muffled words trembling from inside my Throat You ask me if I'm still living paycheck to paycheck I said yes You ask me if I filled the fridge with expensive produce I said yes— I wanted to feel something Different, something absurd