Emaciated

Hallowed valley of

promise milk and

honey promises a

constant gift from him of

a safe and steady

blanket pillow sort of

reliable comfort like a

friend like

sleeping like eye fluttering

vision like hunger like chewing like

her mouth and your mouth and

your mouth and mouths and

like learning so many lessons and

finally bawling and

gasping

and

a bus from

here to

New York City that

never leaves and

never arrives and

never

happened and

you actually

hated me but

I dream and

dream

and

dream

and

I dream

and

curse and

dream

and

you faked the entire thing