In the Kitchen

17 August 2026

https://poems.culturing.net/2026/08/17/in-the-kitchen/

He sits in the kitchen, wondering
how his mother became a demon,
how terror and love can coexist
in the female body. Where does this rage
originate? What is the source of this shame
and the fear of connection? Life
is a troubling thing, and not any less problematic
the older one grows.