when she fasts

everything she does seems to involve water

touching water activates

aquaporins

real things

in the body

magical chemicals

that trigger the appetite to be around water

like sex triggers

chemical appetite

for more sex

she stays away

from water\tapes her mouth

Save The Saliva

but it hunts her down

finds a way

like grand canyon cutting rock

the flat wagon tire needs testing

…in a bathtub

she transplants weeds

to grow protected

in a bucket

…and waters them

because there’s no such thing as weeds

just poorly located stuffs

then her hands are dirty

because dirt

…and so they need rinsing

sitting with tv

means drinking water

or supplements

or sol

two flies up the nose

mean a rinse would be nice

and a bath

a bath

is always

always

nice

but not as nice as

feeling better

sucking out the body’s inflammation

feeling dull

ratracing with communicable disease

from the audacity of picking up

her mail

and shaking a hand

a day ago

that someone else initiated

that never happens

so nice when a beautiful human

inside and out

takes initiative

I already feel better

she thinks

sailing from human contact

forgetting to inhale

the germkiller gas

when she gets home

the body is fine

this fasting life

feels most natural to her

but the heart is restless

somehow sleep comes poorly

during a fast

lots of bioreasons

but the days get long

long and numb

as unpleasant a combo as

rich and stupid

another fly comes by

daring to enjoy an open window

she thinks

as she watches pictures of gardeners

now harvestng

okra purple corn melon tomatoes

when hers stay quiet

considering their options

only the sunchokes are all in

as they slurp up water from the air

and the flies

look for water

here in the fasting house