Tryptosalad

People have to eat I guess

And some of them go to a place called pluto’s

It’s a salad sandwichy type of place

The décor is kind of like the jetsons meet kmart

 stand in line to order and with each turn the rest of the line waits 6 feet behind

as if it’s an ATM...stand back, she’s about to order.

The hot item is a salad with your choice of 7 toppings.

Mushrooms, cheese, croutons, beets,peppercini,tomato walnuts

You want meat with that?

No.

A lady at a nearby table is chanting That’s not my food, that’s not my food,

But it has to be, cuz you watch the salad drones put it together and hand it to you

The guy next to her is talking about the swine flu…

It’s h1n1 she says

It’s the same thing,

They predict there will be an outbreak somehwere in the northen hemisphere he says.

No Shit?

A baby begins to cry, scattered voices rise

The line gets backed up

 suddenly the place takes on a heated claustrophobic rush

……

Make that salad to go and don’t forget the bread.

Katylove©2009