Lunch across the street from the Baptist church

Flies dancing on rice scattered
Across the concrete floor of a restaurant
With no walls.
Skinny multicolored cats eat the rice scattered
Across the concrete floor of a restaurant
With no walls.
Ganesha presides over the scene.
Sitting on rickety wooden benches,
Hearing the skinny, multicolored cats
Scurry about underneath,
Playing with one another,
Without a care in the world.
Anticipating the arrival of the meal
That will satisfy the appetite for at least a few hours.
Fried rice with chicken is served
In modest bowls
On top of a sticky, fly-covered
Tweety Bird table cloth.
Dark leafy Asian kale, bright red tomatoes,
Light green cucumbers, nourishing egg, thin cut chicken
And sweet chili sauce are all in the mix.
The mix that will satisfy the appetite
For at least a few hours.
Chaan imm ka. Chai.