February 16
The first word is, of course
To Eat - manger, or The Manger, masticate and nourish, devour,
rob-from-the-landscape, transform, sharpen the gums,
or the teeth, fill the hole with parts of the world,
stuff the anger, engender energy, manipulate fleshy
objects, drain, suck, take away some of mum, milk is
to eat what water is to bleed---mmmmmmm
The second word is
To sleep - Dormir, dormant, schlep, do-do, dip into silence,
drown the brain, empty the wrists, multiply, rock
in God, to fade away, to say goodbye world, to be
smashed by space, ground under the wing of mercury,
find Cinderella's shoe, to sleep is to stilskin, to threeblind
-mice, to sleep is to do the no-no
The third word is