Thursday, February 7, 2008

Stream of Oranges

Have you ever felt the need to ingest, to just simply ingest? It’s not about hunger, but about filling and satisfying something inside you that won’t be quiet till needs are met and fears are comforted. I sit at my desk. The tone of my workplace a political hell to make the Democrats and Republicans look like BFF. Bella and I are working on our third illness for the year, and it’s the beginning of February. Plus, I have serious reason to worry over my finances. So I sit here and I ponder what I can ingest. There is nothing in my inbox to tease and entertain. No IM conversations or phone calls to distract.

There is an orange. It sits on my desk, but I’m not hungry. I have a cold though. I should eat that orange, but I just ate lunch. The orange would be good for me. The soup was good for me. I don’t need the orange. I really could use the vitamin C. Peeling the orange would be a great distraction. I shouldn’t eat it if I’m not hungry. I should wait till later when I might be hungry. But if I eat it now, then I won’t be hungry later and that would be okay. I can’t believe I’m puzzling so long over this orange. The last orange rotted on my desk.

I should blog about this orange. I have a poem entitled, Orange. It changed my life. I read a great piece by John McPhee about Oranges. I look at the orange. It is perfect in shape, with a perfect circle navel. It reminds me of the singing orange (Cecelia?) on Sesame Street. I look at the orange. I look at my John Lennon Sgt. Pepper’s doll standing next to it. The orange matches his pants. Maybe I should eat John Lennon.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

See I'm staring at an apple right now. and I know i should eat it b/c it's healthy and I do want to Ingest just to Ingest but I don't want the apple I want chocolate or a cookie or a cupcake. I want sugar, sweet, baked goods. And after your cupcake blog that is all I can think about.

I think I still have a copy of your poem Orange somewhere. I loved that.
Sa

alicewonderland said...

I love that you read it an audience. It was so freshman in college "90s alternative." lol But it was nice anyhow. : )
Thanks

alicewonderland said...

I'm eating the orange.

Anonymous said...

I'm going to get a piece of chocolate. I earned it.
today was hell punishment for the fact that i am taking tomorrow off work.
mmmmm chocolate
sa