You shrug off the probability
and continue down the condiment aisle
eyes the color of mirin.
Penciling in the moment
takes the effort of the Nile
but over the years you have come
to accept it, even enjoy it.
Your costume has the shortness of breath.
Presentation is everything, yes?
The stalemate is clear
even to your friends with benefits
deplaning in Hoboken,
the culinary extravaganza a prelude
to the main course which the players
though dedicated seem to relish
dismissing with yellow #2 Ticonderogas.
