Edging down the crowded aisles
and into a booth
on one bum leg
(the other lost
two months ago to sugar)
is no picnic
but here she is
a.m.a.
drizzling maple syrup on hotcakes
as an old boyfriend sidles up
starts talking sweet
and asks her for her number.
Ain't
got no phone, baby
she lies, smiling
shrugging him off
reluctantly.
She knows too much sugar
poured on all at once
can be risky for someone like her---
hungry
and out of control.
*a.m.a ..... against medical advice
Veneta Masson is a nurse and writer living in Washington, DC. She is a member of New Community Church, a faith community of Church of the Saviour.
Reprinted with permission from Rehab at the Florida Avenue Grill. This book of hope and heart is available from Faith@Work for $13.
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