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Produce

Chop. Chop. Chop.

The colors of the pepper

scatter on woodgrain.

They sit next to the diced onion

that I cut blind-

Chop

with my face turned to the door.

Those are next to the once big trees of broccoli-

Chop

now small flowers,

and there's a potent pile of garlic-

Chop

ready to be thrown into a shallow pit of heat-

the olive oil is sizzling.

Stop.

Listen to sound of produce.

Go!

Don't let the smoke rise too far-

the noses will come visit

and take your dinner away.

That's okay...

I wasn't hungry anyway.

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Written by
tntcl
Published
Jan 18, 2015
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22·97
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#fear#eating#disorder#people#food#cooking#produce#chef
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