Page 114 of Aftertaste

“You’re a waste of fucking talent.”

Cherry, Montmorency

Cherry, popped

Kefir

Cottage cheese

Boys with their dads at the pool while I burn

Sour cream

Yogurt

Rejection

Champagne

The smell in Vanya’s van after a long summer day

Maura, the life leaving her eyes

Vinegar

Nerves

“There’s been an accident.”

Wanting to live, as my body dies

SWEET

Sugar

Acai

Your small,cold hands

Honey

Moscato

Success, even brief

Corny jokes

Maple syrup

Moonlight in Tompkins Square

Melons

Stevia

Flowers in a vase

Lychee

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