[AFT Fall ’21] paean to decomposition

On rot food and rotting bodies

By Max Langenkamp

i think our physical body is an

astroproject

and our souls are

space dust,

bodies flesh

to earth to soil,
some tears, a green shoot,
and the sun sets once much more.

the humble mingling of 鮮味 and tofu,
miso grains, umami on my tongue.
& a squinting child just so happy that you’re here.

Max Langenkamp is currently a CS MEng student at MIT. Follow him on Twitter: @mslkmp.