Joe Hall

the whale bursts through the waves & swallows the circling rook
the rook flies through the corridors of the whale &
into its heart, eats it
& lives there

We cut giant slabs of flesh from the whale

& find the rook at its core, like a pearl in a pumpkin

The rook has teeth, black skin, white feathers. It & its eggs are also good to eat
(pg. 9)