Come, Fill Your Tortilla

You can come into my kitchen.  I'm cooking birria.
The smell is magnificent, and it masks the odor
Of death all around.  The nation is dying, those in it,
Decaying, decrepit, collapsing into themselves,
And the whole of the white Western world's
The same.  The smell is disgusting, the view not 
A thing you would wish on even an enemy.  
In time, of course, we'll all be buried.  Someone
Will bury us, I believe, and the air will be fresher,
And growth will resume, but, for now, there's
No hope.  You should come to my kitchen.  I'll
Shred the birria.  We'll eat.





Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2025-09-30 at 00:42

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Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!
I'd love to join you but I'm pescatarian ! A good vegetarian curry is what I use to mask the stench - along with refreshing blonde beer. The sad thing is the stink returns without hesitation. I'm thinking crop sprayers. Blessings, Allen
2025-09-30