people in taupe
blending in
with eggs and flour
become chicken
white breaded – spice
less – taste
less – thought
less – wine

becoming dinner
after dinner
unsweetened – un
shackled at tables
bald – brittle – gaunt
glazed eyes see
ing nothing

whineless, thoughtless
tasteless, spiceless
dreaded white
become cowards

flowers and legs
with people
in taupe
blending in.