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A Meal

Have you ever eaten a meal?
I finished one about an hour ago.
It was angel hair pasta, with tomato sauce
Strewn with crushed parsley leaves
And drizzled with lemon juice.

I used my tongue to press each warm, floppy noodle against the roof of my mouth and my teeth.

I walked
Quickly as I chewed
Since I was late.

By the time I finished,
The January outside made the last noodle a mini rubber hose inside my mouth.