Undying Passion

I don’t lust for money, sex,

fame, power, or legacy.

I yearn for Italian food

I ate when I was young.

Pizza, lasagne, fettuccini,

Italian wedding risotto,

spaghetti, meatballs, 

parmigiana, gnocchi,

ah, the list goes on.

But no, I must eat

heart-healthy food

to live the perfect life.

But is a life 

with no real passion

a perfect life at all?

published in Medusa's Kitchen