—

potato chips

cherry pie

mixed nuts

Dove bars

corn chips

starburst

more and more

and more

—

some days are good, restrained

other days are like eating machines

where it’s only after the fact of eating

that I know I didn’t need it

maybe didn’t want it

but ate it anyway

—

the poem said it is a space

empty and lonely

it’s other things too

habit to eat as you read

postponement device to

avoid doing the next thing

just finish this off and then

I won’t buy it again

but I do

—

more and more

and more

lose the same pounds

over and over

—

or

—

change

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