Jesus! he said. Haven't you any manners?
There's silverware in the drawer.
After a moment of thought, though,
he bit off her finger too - and dashed
out the door.
Luckily a ring, like a LifeSaver,
won't coerce you into choking.
It'll just feel really uncomfortable.
He wasn't worried, he had unshaken
faith in his peristaltic strength.
Still, as the gold eroded
the world took on a reddish tint.
He thought perhaps he'd become
perpetually enraged or even insane
since his senses defied symmetry;
bled alchemy;
ruined reason.
the ambassador
