punk’d chop suey on Omaha
junk chow mein made Medicine Hat
funky foo young from Moose Jaw
chunky kung pao phat fat
stinky tofu Toledo
szechuan smells up Saskatoon
bird’s nest soup is Amarillo
dim sum fights high noon
sweet ‘n sour sin Cincinnati
peking duck poo Pitt
monkey mooncakes over Miami
wonton T-Dot dumplings it
buddha’s delight
makes my stomach tight
in these emperor’s clothes
I plug my nose—
flower mushroom frog
silver fish eggs, boiled dog
plucked pigeon with spiced salts
deep-fried tofu curd balls
five colors fish cake
lotus seed pod bake
crab apple black bean soup
old duck stewed bamboo root
and, shoot
jade rabbit sea cucumber?
I don’t wanna remember
msg at the Dragon Pearl
gave me wicked headaches, the
evil chopsticks twirled then curled in
bad dreams of pickled water snakes
there’s a dish in every town
punk’d with the funky junk—
I’ll keep on eating
troysherdahl 