one out of three

do you have
any books with
pictures, she asks,
tippy toeing in
her high heels,
staring at your den
filled with shelves
of dusty books
collected through
the years. yes, you
tell her and hand
her a book on
pastas in twenty
minutes, then point
towards the kitchen.
but i don't cook,
she says, and i don't
read. well, you tell
her, i guess we'll
have to make do
with one out of three.