cheesecake

she says

i don't eat meat,

or chicken or bovine

or fish

or eggs. anything

with a nose

or eyes.

i don't drink milk.

or booze.

or tap water.

or wine, the white

or the red kind.

what about cheesecake,

i ask her. holding my breath.

and she says, of course.

anything to do with

cheese is wonderful.

that will be fine.