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My friend keith changed his last name to
stegosaurus which people imagine cute or threatening depending on their relationship to reptiles He did not choose it for its diet He chose it because it has a brain comically tiny compared to its bulk When i am on stage i play the carnivore Full of lust Empty of stomach People see my teeth Hear my stomach growl I have never looked like a gazelle I was hungry after a show Pasta or soup or a sandwich Something barely mealworthy but probably delicious had been gifted by the venue And this strange boy invited himself to my table I was hungry but the boy did not look like meat Not even a carrot seasoned to resemble something substantial I was hungry but not fishing for compliments when the boy smiled his approval of my show If a cow says it admires your ability to milk a metaphor you should not eat it If pig tells you you are beautiful when you're filthy you should not eat it It is never acceptable to eat something that imagines you have something in common but that you are more skilled at it than they My friends knew i was hungry and told me how appetizing the boy looked How he inflected an invitation to dine on him I know i look like a carnivore I'm always talking about hunger and the most delicious looking beasts who ever caused me indigestion in the night I do not view men or boys as prey I was hungry Another carnivore offered his throat to my teeth My pride said bite
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