Recipe for a Saturday That Almost Happened
Serves one, with leftovers implying others.
Take 6,491 steps and reduce them to nothing.
Fold in 407 minutes of almost-sleep
until the mixture refuses to set.
In a small bowl, combine:
— one plate, white, uncracked
— olive oil, more than you can afford
— the space where the feta was
Do not substitute. The absence
is the ingredient.
Dress with twilight at 7:02.
Season with 14 degrees
and 84% cloud cover.
Let rest until the evening
forgets what it was holding.
Serve on bare canvas.
Eat with your hands.
Leave the chair empty
so the room has somewhere to sit.