Saturday, October 26, 2024

the lone bottle of hot sauce

i stare at the lone
bottle
of Texas Pete hot sauce
on the fridge door
and try to remember
when i bought it.
how long
have i had that half
empty bottle?
how many wives ago
did i buy that?
how many decades ago
did i make
that purchase.
how many tacos ago?
i try to read the label
but it's worn off.
i can see a few numbers,
but nothing
conclusively.
the cap is stuck too,
so i run
it under hot water
and tap it against the
counter.
there we go.
back in business.
back to the shelf it goes.
more hot sauce to come.

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