Attempted Reassurance

Irresistible, the lure of Chinese takeout –

when you know how roast pork egg foo yung,
steamed broccoli, and wontons in a “special
sauce” can make four days of meals ahead
a real delight – the wontons, first, tonight;

one slice of egg foo yung with broccoli

tomorrow; and another similarly garnished
piece the next day; final slab, floret-adorned,
the last – wherein you know you will have
grappled happily with one of your past vexing

exigencies of self-care – because you know
that you can have delivered just exactly
what you like: in minutes, zap! – it’s there.
So, you see, there’s something you can do.
There are ways to deal with other hungers, too.










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