I’m Tired of Writing Diaspora Poems

you need to learn
how to suck flesh
off the mango pit
before you scrape
the meat from my
calves. crack open
my sternum, like
a coconut, drag
your fingernails
against the white
pulp. peel my skin,
spice, fry. bones
crushed, tasted.
swallow my tongue.
exotic. salt then
savour. relish,
fracture (bite).
ferment, sauté.
chew, digest.