15 per cent?

how much

is enough tip, i ask,

as we sit,

not eating the bad meal.

cold,

and stiff in our plates,

inedible.

the meat

like a leather strap,

the potatoes

chilled white lumps.

the roughage

of salad

drenched

in a orange colored

dressing. French?

how much

is enough, i ask.

you decide, she says.

i'll go warm

the car up, there's a

McDonald's nearby.