Here Corn Is God

It was true then,
And it’s true now,
If you read well—
Corn—grain—means food,

And what life forms
Do not hang from
The god of food?
Waste is a risk

And can build up,
But food comes first.
Air is food. Light
Is food. What burns

Or can be burned
Is food. The rest
Of all our gods
Are wind and guts.