Julia Méndez García

Playwright, Poet, Person

Julia Mendez

Julia Méndez García

Playwright, Poet, Person

food

  1. sitting

before I sit down at the dinner table

i make sure the table is set

knives on the right

forks on the left

will we be needing salad plates?

before i sit down at the dinner table

i make sure the dishes are clean

the plate with the flowers

the bowl with the sun

how hard it is to make dinner for one

before i sit down at the dinner table

i make sure the fridge is full

leftovers tonight

leftovers tomorrow

no night is good enough for take-out

  1. what makes a salad?

is a salad a salad?

is a salad a soup?

is a salad just lettuce that’s covered in juice?

  1. there are wine stains on the tablecloth

there are wine stains on the tablecloth

  1. groceries

cereal - 1 box raisin bran

yogurt - unsweetened low-fat

no milk

eggs - 6 in a carton

cheese - previously shredded

pasta - 1 box thick spaghetti

lettuce - 1 box spring mix

ice cream - 1 pint cookies and cream

  1. pantry

steel cut oats and honey jars

a time when food meant family time

first came the labels

then came the dust

how can i cook when there’s only salt?

  1. i want to

i want to sit next to you

  1. where we eat

no kitchen

no pantry

no dining room table

nowhere was meant for just one