EATING ALONE
at work now
discussing eating alone
i am the only woman
who will sit at a table
drink a glass of wine
eat alone at a table
in a restaurant
one woman says I
will drink and not eat
the other woman says
I will drink at a bar
with food only at hotels
are women that scared of
being alone?
one says, well I always
have someone to go with
i say, don’t you have a neighborhood
bar or restaurant where you go alone
can eat something and drink
they say no
we always have someone to go with
the conversation ends
where one says,
i just feel bad for people eating alone
like yeah, the other says, what weirdos