Friday, December 25, 2020

Because sometimes I need reminding that my hardships are not


Scarcity

brought home whole milk honey when
store was out of non-fat vanilla

resorted to pinto beans because
store discontinued yellow lentils

preferred pork best by 18th
today is 22nd

extra-firm tofu missing from shelf
had to settle on silky softness

plastic pull-ring pulled apart
store compensated for troubling

plenty of roasted, salted seed sorts
no packages of raw