They rise, they rise

Sitting and snacking at the local tea shop
surprised to be sucking up
whole tapioca
in a wide straw.
  Bloop.
Endlessly
elevating.
Fat and flavorless and full of --
  Bloop.
Bloop.
Never smooshed
though smooshed
should be
in my not-so-smooth
smoothie.

1 comment for “They rise, they rise

  1. April 30, 2004 at 12:15 am

    sitting here
    wishing on a cement floor
    just wishing i had
    something you wore

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