box lunch


when it was Disneynified
 several years ago 
what was once a bastion of bad
 called 
Times Square
 turned into 
a tourist mall
 with
 little tables and chairs
 as well as 
people 
dressed as Disney characters 
to pose with
of course
 they all carry a little purse
 to put tips in

 hey

 nothing

 nothing
 is 
free

 one sort of good thing
thats happened
is
 there are more restaurants in the area
in addition to
 the old time pre-theatre restaurants
 that line the side streets

 where 
for a premium price
 you can dine 
on 
mostly ordinary food 
served fast 
so
 you can eat drink and get to the theatre
 in time for curtain up

  Wednesdays
 are still matinee day
 with
 tons of out of towners
 bussed in
 to
 flood the area
 with 
slow 
walking
 gawkers

 one evening 
I felt
 like a salmon
 swimming upstream
 against the current
 so thick and oblivious 
were the crowds

I work in Times Square
 well 
on 42nd Street
 to be precise

 I get here early
 never go out for lunch
 leave by 4:45
 so
 I can beat the crowds

but

people want to eat

there have been 
carts
from which
 to buy 
coffee 
danish
 sandwiches

then
 last week I spotted
 that
'parked'
between 42nd and 41st Streets
what 
a
 menu:

NYC's finest
it proclaims
hot dogs
lobster rolls

lobster rolls?

in Times Square

for sure
 you is shi,
er
kidding
me 

right?

nope

ice cream
coffee
donuts
pretzels

what a nutritious menu

Hey 
Mayor Mike
maybe
 you need 
to find a way
 to enforce
 a better selection of foods
along with his drink size limit

 in a few months
 restaurants 
pizza chains
 delis
 will
 no longer
 be able to sell
 carbonated soft drinks 16 oz or over 

dont be too upset
 you can still 
go into any
 bodega or supermarket
 to get as big a gulp as you want

stepping off the soap box

I wonder
where and what 
do
you
eat for lunch?

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