what does yelp say

should we go in there

for a donut,

i ask her, as we stand outside the bakery.

hold on she says,

let me see what yelp has

to say.

oh no. it only gets three stars.

one person says

that her muffin was stale

and very crumbly,

and someone else says, they had

to wait in line on a sunday

morning

and missed church waiting

on a loaf of sourdough bread.

plus the staff was rude

if you didn't take a number

and wait your turn.

look, look,

here's an italian bakery

across town in the village,

we can take the cross town bus

and then the subway and be there

in an hour.

it's the best bakery. four stars.

the best in the city, the reviews say.

i just want a donut, i tell her.

one donut and a cup of coffee.

okay, let's go in,

but don't say i didn't warn you.