leftovers

there's too much food
on this plate.
enough for two people.
I can't eat it all.
I won't come close to
finishing it
and will take what's
left home
in a styro foam
box. white and softly hard
held closed by tabs.
it will sit on an ice box
shelf
getting cold.
for days.
maybe a week. at some
point i'll forget what's
in the box and look,
say something like, oh,
right.
then throw it away.