Food

I go home on my own.

I tell him to get
his own body.

I get mine.

I am hopeful
about our life.

I love the sound of his
life and mine

in the same room.

I tell him, get
your own body

and know too
that you are mine.

As mine as food.

Julia Mounsey is a writer and performance artist. Her poetry has been published in The Silo and in Washington Square Review. Her performance work has been seen at The Silent Barn, Muchmore’s, Fresh Ground Pepper, New Skin//Old Ceremony at Cloud City, Little Theatre at Dixon Place, and the Cocoon Theatre in Poughkeepsie. She has worked with Soho Rep, New York City Players, YoungJean Lee, and is a member of the performance group GRANDMA. She will premiere an evening-length piece at the Brooklyn venue JACK in September, as part of their 2016-2017 season.