Wednesday, March 8, 2023

the chef's salad

she tells me how her
boyfriend cheated on her,
how her
cat died,
how her boss
keeps
asking her out.
how the man is keeping
her down
because she's a woman
by birth.
it's not fair she says.
it's a man's world, always
has been and always
will be.
i think i may have 
fibromyalgia too, and
late menopause.
i think i'll have the chef's
salad, i tell her,
dressing on the side,
in an effort 
to change the subject.

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