Saturday, October 17, 2020

full of pumpkin

my skin has turned an orange
color for some strange reason, 
so i go
in to see my doctor
and ask her what the deal is.

she asks me how many
carrots i eat a day.

i tell her zero. in fact the last
time i ate a carrot

was in a soup. cut up into little
slices.

what about pumpkin, she asks.
are you eating a lot
of pumpkin
related foods and drinks.

ummm. yeah. maybe.
i did have a slice of pumpkin pie
the other day,

with pumpkin whipped cream
on top.

and a pumpkin latte,
and a pumpkin scone.

she nods. okay. okay.
maybe cut back a little.

it will go away. but may i suggest
wearing a brown tie
for a while. goes nice
with that skin tone.

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