beans

i'm not a big
fan of the bean
she tells me
as she stares
at the menu
shaking her head.
anything but beans.
no kidney beans
for me, or
lima, or baked,
or garbanzo
beans. i've had
it with green beans
too, to tell
you the truth,
she says, eating
some bread and
butter. red beans,
black, navy beans.
get out of town
with your boston
baked beans too.
keep them off of
my plate, thank
you. i look up
from my menu,
and laugh. tough
day, eh? how about
jelly beans?
and she gives me
a thumbs up. i can
do jelly she says.
but not the green
ones.