broke n rice

wit h bee f a nd veg gi es

b less ed wi th an e gg

sa ff ro n sul li ed c hil lin

w ith g arl ic or d irty n ot qu ite

re d bu ggin the bea ns

or jus t ri ce, wat er th e mi ra cl e

of sa lt t he gr a in s pr omi se

to pil lo w an d st retc h

i u sed to ha te r i ce

hat ed it h ated h ow

br oke it sou nde d

rice rice rice a po cket

w ith thr ee co p per co ins

hu n ger s tamb our ine

i h ate d al l of it

h ated the w ate r

gh ostbl eac hed by sta rc h

hat ed th e p uff y mo on s

po ckin g my sto m a ch

lik e a si ck ne ss

end in g sic kn ess

hat ed ev eryth ing

th at i woul d mar ry no w

l eg it wo uld

i wo uld m arry wa ter

coul d it hav e me

wi tho ut de adi ng me

i d m arry the m oon

cha nge my n ame

to it s ho ur

i wou ld w ed t he y o lk

go ld r ice stu ck

in th e yo lk yell ow tee th

of m y hom e girls w ere it n ot

alr eady jew els

mini ng th eir lau ghs

bl in ge d ou t li ke a do w ry

shi nin

nex t to th e bi lls of m int

bov ine rib bons

co n fet t ied c ar rots