Eating ain’t the only thing
we dig in to at Miss Pearl’s
on Oak and Magnolia

We marvel at the woman
behind the counter, too,
the gumption it took

to imagine a diner
at seventy, and to see
it through, too,

so we’re not just nibblin’
on catfish, we’re celebrating
what it takes to make one’s way

from there to here

inspired by #nwp Write Across America (SMWP)