starvation

starving,
you devour
food
in your refrigerator
that normally
you wouldn't touch
with a long
grilling fork.
but, it's been
a long day
and in order
to not faint
and pass out
on the kitchen floor
you eat a cold
slice of
week old
pizza.
you wash it down
with milk,
turned upright
from the plastic
jug, poured
generously into
your dry and
still chewing
mouth.
you've staved
off starvation
for another day.
you'll live.