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Coffee Break
by Davidson Garrett
A corpulent couple
seated next to me at a coffee bar
contemplates a newly purchased jar
of caviar. They study the glass container
earnestly, resembling Nobel-prize-winning scientists
gazing upon microorganisms. Each printed
word on the label is read aloud:
name of product; export city; port of entry;
ingredients; net weight;—price.
The precious morsels are held in triumph—
as if ravenous refugees had found
the last scrap of food on earth
after the devastation of war. Around and around
the man and woman turn the hallowed fish eggs,
their excited tongues full of salivary
sensuousness. Soon they depart—
and I wonder if the epicurean delicacy
will ever be consumed—
or will it become a secret idol of worship
upon which a jeweled tabernacle is built
to house it in their kitchen?
selection from King Lear of the Taxi: Musings of a New York City Actor/Taxi Driver (Advent Purple Press) © 2006 Davidson Garrett
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