{"seoTitle":"Sated — A Poem on Appetite, Excess, and Solitude by Pemba Umoja","seoDescription":"A theatrical waiter–diner dialogue about appetite, excess, and the quiet question underneath. A short contemplative poem by Pemba Umoja.","keywords":"poem about appetite, poem about excess, dialogue poem, contemplative poem, dinner poem, Pemba Umoja poems","s1l1":"Lasagna?","s2l1":"Yes.","s3l1":"Another portion?","s4l1":"Yes.","s5l1":"Another?","s6l1":"Yes.","s7l1":"Steak?","s8l1":"Yes.","s9l1":"More?","s10l1":"Yes.","s11l1":"Fish?","s12l1":"Yes.","s13l1":"More?","s14l1":"Yes.","s15l1":"Another filet?","s16l1":"Yes.","s17l1":"Two?","s18l1":"Yes.","s19l1":"Soup?","s20l1":"Yes.","s21l1":"Borscht?","s22l1":"Yes.","s23l1":"Minestrone?","s24l1":"Yes.","s25l1":"Miso?","s26l1":"Yes.","s27l1":"Rice?","s28l1":"Yes.","s29l1":"Red? White? Both?","s30l1":"Both.","s31l1":"I think we might need","s31l2":"to bring you another table.","s32l1":"Okay.","s33l1":"Just for you, right?","s34l1":"Yes.","s35l1":"One fork? One knife?","s36l1":"Yes.","s37l1":"Are you still hungry?","s38l1":"No.","s39l1":"Why so much?","s40l1":"I like food.","s41l1":"Even more than you can eat?","s42l1":"Yes. What else am I going to do?","s43l1":"The waiter goes to grab more dishes.","s44l1":"There are now three full tables of food","s44l2":"enough for 14.","s45l1":"But there is only one diner","s45l2":"one chair","s45l3":"countless dishes."}