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anxiety came to dinner
wearing the head of a great serpent
but we fed it anyway
pieces of turkey and
glasses of red wine

Benjamin pulled me aside
asked who invited that
damn man eater

I put my hand on his thigh
and spoke just like he felt
angry and confused
I said I didn’t know
maybe we both did
maybe I did
but it won’t leave

damn right
he said
and went back to the table
yelling at the thing
calling it a fucker and
a goddamn menace