1 october

by the time i realized
it was with me
the man's conversation
had continued on past
something like
HOW TO CHOOSE, RIGHT?
on to naming a
specific place in vienna
the one in virginia, not europe
where the guy makes his own
bread and so good it is
he doesn't slice it although
he has his prosciutto sliced
right in italy because
the perfect slicing machine
costs thousands and you
can taste the difference
by now i said i wouldn't
know i'm a vegetarian
and tried to redirect to
the english muffins i
had been trying to
choose between well
i said it sounds like
special occasion bread
but i'll keep it in
mind and when he
did walk away i saw
he had a loaf of rye
and a pink rose and
i knew he had more
that he could tell