There is this place at the Saginaw mall called
Yummy Japan
It’s been here long before I was born
And will be here long after the world ends.

You only get teriyaki chicken and fried rice
in a styrofoam container

I once saw a lady try to order no rice
She got rice

I’d just quit my job
gave my boss the finger
told him to eat shit and die
after working 3 weeks

I didn’t know how
to tell the people who helped me get the job
I quit
so I went to yummy japan

The old smiling cook working the grill
a kaleidoscope of meat

There was a guy standing in line ahead of me.
With the biggest phone I’ve ever seen
Strapped to his camo jacket
playing the movie brave heart

I watched brave heart

He got yummy japan
I got mine
The cook gave me extra teriyaki sauce
for no reason

Smiling

The styrofoam container felt warm
The extra sauce leaked onto my hand
a trail dripping through the mall as I left
The shitty parking lot flooded ankle deep by the time I got to my car.
My car started filling up with teriyaki sauce and I thought I was going to drown.
My car windows shattered and teriyaki sauce blasted out
covering everything

I’m going to write this in the Bible
Get crucified
Resurrect
Sauce it up

Stay yummy