crack

the treasure at the bottom
of a Cracker Jack box
is a tiny white bone
cracked and moonshaped
the size of a tooth
it has bits of fur
clinging to it
and an uneasy smile made up
of caramel sugar and sick,
misleading shadow
i ate it along with the popcorn
not realizing what it was
until after i swallowed
and i may not have Xray eyes
or a brightly lit aquarium
stomach
but i know it's in there
resting against my soft walls
and busy being absorbed
a little slower than all that other shit