A Vegetarian\u2019s Nightmare<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The long line of tail lights barely illuminate the<\/p>\n
Parking lot that\u2019s still too wet from earlier\u2019s rain.<\/p>\n
The sky has no moon, no stars,<\/p>\n
only clouds drunk on the threat of more puddles<\/p>\n
to fill this under cared for and overused drive thru.<\/p>\n
The line creeps slower and my stomach louder.<\/p>\n
I swear it\u2019s caving in on itself at twice the speed we\u2019re moving.<\/p>\n
Once I\u2019m close enough to the speaker to hear<\/p>\n
shouts of my order reach the relic of Y2K.<\/p>\n
One large Baja Blast and six spicy potato tacos, please.<\/i><\/p>\n
Excitement mounting for the inevitable nuptials<\/p>\n
of cannabis and tacos.<\/p>\n
Static with a hint of human voice announces:<\/p>\n
We discontinued potatoes as part of discontinuing breakfast.<\/i><\/p>\n
Would you like to order something else?<\/i><\/p>\n
I\u2019m now a deer in the headlights;<\/p>\n
A building being demolished;<\/p>\n
The first balloon a toddler loses to the sky.<\/p>\n
No more potatoes? No more spicy potato tacos?<\/p>\n
My will to consume Taco Bell is gone.<\/p>\n
Uh\u2026 I\u2019ll take four cheesy bean burritos then.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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