GORGED

GORGED

pepper
me
with peppermint

better than
that you spear me
with the chewing
gum kind

stick me
in turkish delight
bring me
slowly to the boil
in salted caramel

I am a creature
of taste, always open
to fresh delectation

gorge
    am gorged

sit
at the high table
apex predator
top
   of the food chain

prick me
and will I not
spurt strawberries?

so many rock-hard
nutty never spoken about
truths
   abhorred by
polite society

I need to crack open
sink my fangs into

stick on
a plate so
you can see for yourselves