modern convenience

would i eat

less off a plate, drink

less

from glasses and cups,

use less

forks and knives

if i didn't have a dish washer?

the black

Bosch marvel

that sits between

the stove

and refrigerator door.

perhaps,

perhaps not.

but maybe i'd use my

fingers more,

holding turkey legs

and grouper

in hand, maybe i'd

drink from the jug

of milk, or water,

turn the box of cereal

to my mouth

and pour.