the girl child wakes first<\/p>\n
vegetarian<\/p>\n
she’ll need her own lunch<\/p>\n
also gluten-free<\/p>\n
she reminds you the importance of buying cage-free eggs<\/p>\n
you remind her that all her frees really don’t come free<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
the oldest boy child wakes next<\/p>\n
and beats the girl child to the counter<\/p>\n
all carnivore<\/p>\n
needs lunch for two today<\/p>\n
he is eating with his companion at the senior center<\/p>\n
his treat<\/p>\n
he’s chosen bacon mac and cheese, and peach pie<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
the youngest boy child wakes last<\/p>\n
and is the last one to the counter<\/p>\n
which he calls an island in the kitchen<\/p>\n
he’d like the leftover wings from last night<\/p>\n
and a large glass of milk<\/p>\n
for breakfast!<\/p>\n
whatever happened to toast?<\/p>\n
his lunch today,<\/p>\n
your mashed potatoes with green olives and sunflower seeds<\/p>\n
and the peaches not in the pie<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
for yourself it is just coffee<\/p>\n
whatever they don’t eat<\/p>\n
but you draw butterflies on each brown lunch bag<\/p>\n
you don’t care that they are all teenagers now<\/p>\n
this is your diner<\/p>\n
the only diner they’ve ever know<\/p>\n
and in this diner, the doggie bags come with doodles by mom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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