Word of the Day Challenge: CRAVE
“Louis-Simon Lempereur after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Le loup et le chien maigre (The Wolf and the Thin Dog), published 1756, hand-colored etching,
She wanted what I had
sharp teeth, a sharper tongue
and nice hair.
I wanted what she had
a mirror that told her lies
and little car that went vroom vroom.
But I like my sharp tongue
my sharp teeth
and when I crave for the things she has
I write my stories about death and decay
and mirrors that lie and little cars with fancy names
and instead of craving for what I don’t have, I feast on what I do.