Portions

He prepares a midnight snack,
French toast
Two slices cut in four pieces
And arranged, well, pleasingly
Like what you would get in a restaurant.
His experience tells tales like how
For years I cut my own sandwiches
In fourths by rote as I did hundreds
Of times in service to my kids.

I've come together -
I eat my sandwiches whole now
While the traveler moves along
To more pleasing arrangements.

-Cathy Hanlon 09/01