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the Fish with Head Intact

John Grey

It said nothing to me
of the fancy surrounds,
the intimate decor,
the flickering candle
that centered the table,
nor the silverware,
each knife and fork
intricately engraved
with the restaurant’s florid name.
Not one word either
on the menu,
entrees in French
with every ingredient listed
like hues on the cook’s palette.
Its conversation didn’t lend itself
to sauces, reductions, obscure vegetables,
the extravagant prices,
or the waiter’s exaggerated accent.
It didn’t ask
what I was celebrating,
who my companion was,
what was in the drinks,
nor what I expected in return
for footing the outlandish bill.
All it could say was
“Once I was a living creature,
cold blooded, aquatic,
swimming freely in the bay.”
And it didn’t even say that.

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