a bowl of health

I stare at the slab
of bacon
in the fridge, but resist
the urge for a salty fatty
dose of
heart stopping nitrates
and make a bowl
of oatmeal instead.
cranberries, brown sugar,
walnuts,
and a splash of milk.
it's a bowl of health,
but my mind is elsewhere,
romanticizing that
bacon sizzling
on the grille.