AMUSE-BOUCHE

Errant neutrino on nucleic acid.

SECOND AMUSE

Ribonucleide propagation

CAVIAR

to retinoblastoma.

COLD APPETIZER

Suspension of apoptosis.

THICK SOUP

Myeloid puree.

THIN SOUP

Marrow.

SHELLFISH

Anya begins to bruise easily

ANTIPASTO

and loses her appetite.

PASTA

Her head hurts and

INTERMEZZO

when they finally get her to the doctor,

POULTRY

she’s barely listening.

ENTREÉ

“Just something for the pain, please.”

MAIN

Which they give her.

SALAD

And when they do diagnose it,

PUDDING

too late,

ICE CREAM

she’s already lying still, her breath

PUFF PASTRY

bubbling

FRUIT AND CHEESE

through the blood from her gums.

COFFEE

Black.

PETIT FOURS