I use my mother’s lessons
and both my hands
to make apple pie
with a tiny pastry apple
among little pastry leaves
with carefully slit vents
with whipped cream
He fills himself up with
pizza
and curry
and kebabs
and isn’t
hungry
Everyone else takes a piece
In the morning
I eat the cold and broken
leftovers
First published in my chapbook q finger (PressPress, March 2011).