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I am not a beggar
I do not cry from my hunger
I bare down on an empty mouth with gritted teeth
I let holes burn in my stomach before I allow myself to eat
Consumption is a sin
To want is to waste
Like the monks before me, I know I can wait
I eat my sins
I gag from the taste
The more there is
The less I take
Because I know how much it costs
And I cannot pay