“If love was a fruit, neglect would be its bitter orange peel."
        -a fictional quote created by ChatGPT in the voice of the renowned food critic, Anton Ego, from the movie Ratatouille,          (2023.)

Night I:

        Your fingers tore under my skin, and I fell, tumbling under your pillow. Tonight, you do not notice me as you           toss and turn. Tossing and turning. Turning and Tossing.
Night II:
        Juicy and wet, I squnch squatch squat. Seeping into the sheets, you do not notice the smell as you stare at the          stars you drew on the ceiling. You get juice in your hair.
Night III:
        I am rancid, mush, moldy. I’m a mess. Is your love truly so blind you fail to notice me? You stare at photos                under moonlight. Unblinking. Tear-stained cheeks. Sniff sniff.
Night IV:
        My smell is unbearable. Acidic vomit and I are kin. Perhaps your nose loses its nerves as you lose your nerve.          You pace about the room. Tapping tapping.
Night V:
         A toxic waste under your pillow. Obsessive thoughts soaked up by my juices. You hold the pillow too tight–a           replacement for something else. You reveal me,
                                                                                           “a midnight snack"