I Am a Hunger Reenactor by Jessica L. Walsh

What did that meal mean the children will ask shuffling pictures _______Was it plates on the table _______then plates off the table or the other way around Dinner is our story problem You set the table I cook forensics so the scene makes sense I knew you could take but did you know how well I refrain I stake for myself the state of wanting and abstaining In both pictures _______my shiny plate is a flag _______of unclaiming To the children I will be sacrificial You are the one who looks hungry Your appetite is on my side holding the camera

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