After Watching "The Long Road Home"


Never again will I think
that thin is synonymous with beautiful
after seeing the skeletal survivors
a bony model with her microbiotic diet
seems a mockery.

At home I undress, thankful
for the first time
that my thighs brush against each other,
that my ass droops a little bit,
and my breasts bounce
as I rock upon my heels.
I’m glad I have no visible cheekbones,
that my eyes
rest easily in their sockets,
not protruding
with desperation
and an unfillable hunger.

For dinner I cook a hamburger,
fried and dripping.
I don’t pat the grease off with a napkin,
the way the health experts say you should,
but pour it straight onto a kaiser roll
and top it with thick cheddar.

For dessert I mix brownies,
beat eggs, oil, and milk into a mix.
I eat the batter with a spoon,
then dip my fingers in,
lick them, let the batter drip
out of the corner of my mouth
and down my chin.

I don’t want to be hungry
ever again. Let the beautiful women
have their rice cakes,
their empty salads.
Always now I want,
I need
to be full.