Potato Scraps
Kim Hodges
- 1.
The men from McDonald's
race across the field with nets
potatoes scurry in all directions
some hide under lettuce leaves,
hopelessly.
- 2.
Budget cuts at USDA -
homeless potatoes linger
in doorways and on street corners
occasionally one leaps out
at passersby.
Most are bakers, the police say,
a few pit potatoes have been seen -
those are the dangerous ones.
- 3.
The thief stopped her.
She rummaged in her purse,
handed him the potato.
Is that all? he demanded.
She reached in again,
gave him the packets
of butter and sour cream.
He left, grumbling,
'No chives again'.
Copyright © Kim Hodges
January 1995
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