oysters, olives, poblano peppers, wood ear mushrooms,

conversations, cherry tomatoes, imitation crab, actual crab

in small amounts, minestrone soup, misery and its synonyms,

seasonal specials, certain small forms of love, longanisa, kielbasa,

applesauce, sauerkraut, simple questions, long answers, the charcoal

coat you stole for me, cold pizza, dim sum, the sapodilla hue under your eyes,

the steaming streetlight beyond your window, fresh snow spread out over the hill

like grated jicama, horseradish sauce, pickled red onion, grief, grief, grief, grief, grief.