It's Still Life

They’d Only Eat Pasta …

so she ground leftover ham
with some onion, mixed it
with mayo and mustard,

and pushed a grape deep
into the bottom of the bowl,

sort of like 2 o’clock from
where she was standing,

and then told the children
it was called Pasta Surprise,

and when they all asked
What’s the surprise, she just
winked, and said It’s a surprise.

Written for The Cafe of Imaginary Dreams ©Misky 2022 Shared with #amwriting on Twitter