Added 13 October 1997
Choosing the recliner
Sinking into the blue velour
Talking to fork and knife,
for my solitary meal.
A table for four too
lonely for one.
in order to gain warmth,
but each movement, each contraction,
serves to lessen stature.
recoiling at their keen retorts.
Not at all enjoying
this lost and lonely meal.
Written 19,25 December 1995