we're still hungry

why

are we here, here in this

fancy

restaurant

paying 56 dollars for

a tough

piece of meat,

or day old fish,

a small potato

and a smattering of

lettuce leaves?

i can cook better

in my sleep.

we made reservations

for two,

we waited at the bar,

drinking

twenty dollar drinks.

we paid to park,

then walked in the cold,

paid

to have our coats

hung.

and now, three hours

later,

after a twenty per cent

tip,

we're done,

and still hungry.