wafer

wafer

we impart moisture from the tongue to the wafer

releasing flavor

commencing the wafer’s digestion

and ending its existence as wafer

and enhancing our own existence

.

the wafer dissolves

survived by dozens of near-identical fellow wafers

in sleeves

in a box

kept above the stove

.

when the box is divested of wafers in sleeves

we discard it and eventually decide

whether to replace it with another full box

but in this time of endless options

should we decide to replace the box

the new box may not have the same brand of wafers

may not in fact even contain wafers

golly, it may not even be a box

but a bag of chips instead

.

it is a fickle world

but be that as it may

some of us imparting moisture to wafers

are oddly seeking true love

unfickle and steadfast

irreplaceable