Konna Papam Thenal Therum: a Plea To Cannibals

You have killed me. Save yourself--eat me. Nail me to a pretzel Hang me by my feet Drown me in molten sugar And you may eat My candied fingers. My eyes will linger In the brittle as bubbles. But if it isn't too much trouble, When you're done, Bury my bones So I can go home. *AUTHOR'S NOTE: The title is a saying among Malayalees (those who are ethnically from the South Indian state of Kerala) to help them rationalize the fact that they must kill to eat meat. It roughly translates to "the sin of killing [something] ends with eating [it]."