What ended up on the table began
on the side of the highway. but you
of all people know that with enough
hot sauce, enough catsup, maybe a touch
of Taylor ham, even the oldest loafer
in your grandfather’s closet can be made
supple, digestible. Of course there is
the risk of extra protein, iron, manganese,
but you take odds as a marinade. You have
dreamt of this every night since May 12, 1984.