chickpeas

Let the chickpeas soak
for about one hour.
Spend some extra time
in the warm shower.

Watch them rise in the bowl
like bread in the oven
Watch yourself sink deeper
into the coffin.

Cook the bloated beans
in a bubbling pot.
Feel your soul float away
like steam from something hot.

Add salt and garlic-
a lemon freshly squeezed.
Wring your heart
until the parasite is pleased.

Grind it into a paste,
a creamy spread.
Dive into the taste
like pita bread.

Blend the orbs
of your confusion
into the corpse
of a conclusion.

Stir your vain
abstractions
into some simple,
tangible action.