Pear and Book - Evie Patterson
Crrrrunch, trump mduppt mhdurp
see the pear, demolished in his mouth.
Smooth yellow blunt rocks
connect to flesh in orderly fashion,
destroy meat of the fruit.
Inspecting his book,
pear juice, saliva, dribbles down
pale face
Onto neck,
onto page.
doesn’t notice.
pear
smaller.
Seeds peep through
small hole
Seeing light of day
first time,
Patiently
waiting
escape to soil.
CRUUNChppmHt
resonates through room.
38 eyes flash up
doesn’t notice.
fingers conduct page, swiftly
to other side
moves like a light wind
Eyes glued to book,
Still.
Goes for bite of pear
Suddenly,
Eyes widen at the new page.
He inhales
quick,
As if he was to go under water.
Few arche their necks around
what's happening.
doesn’t notice.
dark pink tissue at back of mouth,
visible
I can’t see mushed pear.
Jaw on floor
Eye wide
Pear gingerly moves
up to mouth,
Teeth sink in,
slowly.
Cruuuumuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuüuuuu
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummchdosshrtppphrtthhrrpp
trumppt
mduppt mhdurp
see the pear, demolished in mouth,
slowly
Smooth yellow blunt rocks
connect to flesh in orderly fashion,
destroy meat of the fruit.
Slowly
Eyes squint
Inspecting the page,
Water and salt roll down
pale face
Onto check,
onto page.
doesn’t notice.
Water blurs iris
Eyes glued to page
page harshly turns.
rriiiippppptcch
crack appeared on page.
doesn’t notice.
Intense glancing at page
Shock, noticeably
Slaps him.
“What?!”
wave of eyes hit him
eagerly waiting
what's going to happen.
doesn’t notice.
Crrrruuunncchh.
pear
smaller.
Seeds
visible
In the light of day,
Patiently
waiting
escape to soil.
Stunned face leaks water.
sniff
truhmppt mduppt
sniff
mhdurp.
Chewing,
slow motion
see what's happening in his mouth
Pear falls out
Pale, slimy mush
meets table.
He notices.
First response; blankly stare at pear slop.
Damp red eyes scan around room
Pear slop has disappeared.
swallows
end nears
One page left.
One bite left.
race to finish line
Will book or pear be done first.
Eyes scan page
Scan pear
Scan page.
It steadily moves to mouth
Smooth yellow blunt rocks
connect to flesh in an orderly fashion,
Clamp down
riipppppp shccrraaaak
head turns
“What are you doing!?”
36 eyes
can all see flesh of pages
Mushed in his mouth.