i forgot to go grocery shopping

if only i caught the avocado while it was ripe

what if  i was the one

who unplugged the fridge

will i be cured

time is passing without me

i was warned this would happen

the peppers shrivel up

they tug at my wrist

i  won’t budge

i don’t want to remember this

if i could just

eat this apple before it turns brown

maybe i will swallow amnesia

i’m stuck in autopilot

and every word i say is sideways

but at least the spinach

got caught in my teeth

before it had a chance

to decompose in its plastic skin