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Protein

We've all heard
the Commandments:
Eat Protein
Early, Often, Always.
However much I'm eating
it's definitely not close to
one hundred fifty grams
I'm already behind.

I'm trying, I swear
but there's no way
that I can keep up
with Chex cereal
for breakfast
and salad
for lunch
I will need to eat
half a steer
at supper
but procurement
is tough.

So here's my
mid-day attempt:
toasted walnuts
atop arugula
chunks of Roquefort
diced Honeycrisp
it's not sufficient
but it's tasty
and that will have to be
enough.

Poet, writer, photographer and slightly distracted day-dreamer who muses on (gestures at everything) from the petty to the profound. On a semi-serious, fully earnest search for meaning in the mayhem. Perimenopausal, melanin-deprived, irony-enhanced recovering perfectionist Type A+ millennial woman. She balances the ever-continuing quest to Know Better/Do Better, with the distinct ego-death of parenting a smart, full-throated child who was raised to know the power of her voice. Mothering a teen means catching a side-eye in almost every interaction. Diana navigates the minutiae of everyday life through seeking the magical in the mundane. Follow along and laugh with her as the world flames out!

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