1.

n. A domestic utensil

consisting of

a shallow bowl

on a stem or handle,

used for conveying

liquids to the mouth

 

2.

We would fit together better

in the spoon position

if we weren't so

bent and tarnished.

 

3.

She had no regard

for the implement,

only that which it

contained.

 

4.

Give it to me now.

I want to chew it

and suck it

and drool on it

and drop it

and forget it.

 

5.

I am your slave.

Into which orifice

do you want me

to insert this spoon?

 

6.

Her Crusade was a search

for a missing spoon.

It was part of her

wedding set.

 

7.

I am not your slave.

Wash your own fucking spoon.

 

8.

He found that

disemboweling his enemy

with a blunt spoon

was harder

than he thought.

 

9.

He created a tool

from which

liquid will spill,

dirtying tables,

scalding laps,

if it is tilted

a hair's breadth

either way.

Stupid white man.