Love Poem: I'M Stuffed!
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Written by: Ezra Vancil

I'M Stuffed!

I wanna spread you thin, 
creamy, on a bagel
toasted
fresh
hot
savor each bite
lick you off - 
my fingers 
the corner of my mouth…
I’ll leave a bit to make you laugh.
Save it for later
I’ll say it’s a snack 
if I get hungry before I get back

I wanna sauté you in garlic 
…with peppers - hot
salt..
cheese..
the flavor in oil 
infuse with your leaves
over a salad.. inside a soup
tomatoes
red onions
brown rice.. a scoop
not to dilute 
or over power
the taste of your skin
lightly 
dusted in flour

sizzle and pop
drizzle a dop
I’d make you a doughnut 
if I were a cop
or better yet 
I think an éclair
cream in the middle
squeeze you right there
in a coffee cup
some on my chin
lick it off 
…and squeeze you again

I wanna bake you in broth
400 degrees
wine 
sauce
caper goat cheese
stuff you with seafood
potatoes 
brie
serve you with scallops 
fresh from the sea.

reduce you to thickened,
sauce made with cream
jiggle your gravy
poach you and steam
fry you in butter 
sugar your spleen!

I’m stuffed...your love
feast for a king