GROCERIES

By Sophie van Dalen

Artistic illustration of an empty shopping cart
Illustration | Jennifer Fong Li

– Kale

– Pears

– Yoghurt

– Bananas

– Carrots

– Hummus

– Rice cakes

– Almond butter

– Cannellini beans

– Trying to remember what it used to be like

– Walking down the aisles

– With happy hunger

– Your hand holding mine

– We used to go to the grocery store

– You gave me an appetite

– I’d eat whatever you’d feed me

– I binged on your sweet existence

– Now the shelves are fully stocked

– With barcodes and numbers

– Reminding me that my body hates being mine

– I know I will leave empty handed