by Elena Zhang

Is it cake or is it a hamburger? Is it cake or is it a purse? Stick a knife into it. Slide it in deep. No, that was your tax records. Yes, that one was carrot cake even though it looked like a cabbage. The world is upside-down. The world is chocolate cake with a molten core. Go home to your wife. Examine everything. This foot is a cake. This bed is a cake. Lick the frosting off the windowsills. Check for crumbs under the television set. What about the futon? The vacuum? What about the kids? You have to make sure. Nothing is what it seems.