Food and Beverage: “More” by Cee Chávez

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We bring our bowls out at supper
heave loads of sloppy seconds
on to each other's plates
Spilling from lips the soft moans of
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In her breath I find space to be me -
both empty and whole
yearning to fill while being filled
completely
Sometimes I'm down on my knees
and she pours what's left of herself into me
our eyes wide
giving pleasure by being pleasured
We are pleasure
We are too much for ourselves
so we take on the leftovers
shovel them in with heaping handfuls
pile them up on our trays
I never thought I'd be satiated
free to indulge
to say
I thirst
I hunger
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About Cee Chávez

Cee Chávez is the court jester by day, author of the chapbook Directions for Deliverance (Bottlecap Press, 2023), and moonlights as your child’s favorite teacher. Their poetry has appeared in Sundress Publications, Cobra Milk, The Acentos Review, Isele Magazine, and elsewhere.