This sandwich is you telling me to eat a sandwich
this Snickers bar is you saying Go ahead go nuts
this beer is you saying Today was hard so just relax
these slices of pizza are you saying Of course
you deserve these slices of pizza this straining
in my joints is me pulling away from you is you
pushing back against me this bowl of buttered
popcorn is you saying You’ve worked so hard
just one more treat my brain is wilted my heart
is draining I want to refrain I want to not want
I want you to quit boiling over I want you to
want me to want in a way that is wanting in a way
that is half-empty in a way that isn’t
shameful that isn’t discouraging that isn’t
empty words echoing in a hollow chamber