a word is a theory

of how things separate

in threshold wheat

trampled to grain

and chaff and

where this work

happens in a building

or adjacent to it

it’s a hard desire

to be only one thing

to sink into time

and know you belong

so erect words

and rituals the

proper scent

of soap the place

for the best

cured meats

cheeses bread

the lists of money

and restaurants

the pleasure song

of consumption

would like

to know it’s

best would like

the walls

to be made
of mouths

but buildings

are theories

of how

things separate