
wolfing down the mess
carnage on my plate, my face
cheese in fingernails
beans everywhere
i am gasping, salsa breath
lettuce is wilting
tapatio drips
onion lingers on my tongue
i look up, it’s done
Dina Klarisse is a writer/poet living in the Bay Area. She writes about the Filipino-American immigrant experience and being a recovering Catholic, and because she’s not very good at much else. More of her writing can be found on her Instagram @hella_going