stomach

"Better to waste within than to waste without", that is what my father always used to tell me when I couldn't finish a meal. So I would stuff all that shit down my throat and just stomach it. But I always wondered what exactly that quote meant. Now I find myself not wanting to stomach anything. At my first tastebud's disapproval, I proudly remove bite after worthless bite from my mouth. As if I could tell the difference between poison and cure, like water witching with the tip of my tongue to sift through the mold and rot. But no matter your dowsing skillset, you will always swallow down venom. It might just be a drop, it might happen monthly, even weekly, it just comes with the territory. Just stomach it, it's just relish.