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Dining Alone by Darby Bailey

Single.
Female.

Dine alone.

Free tea.

Free cookie.
Your guilt.
Still nice.

My solitude.

Cookie.

Fried Egg.
One not two.
With yolk.


Eat alone.
One toast.
…No butter.


Pan holds two,
Table seats two.

Double yolk egg.

Lucky day

About the Author:

Voluntarily removed from parochial school in the 4th grade over sexual content in a book she was publishing for friends, Darby Bailey eventually went from downtown Salt Lake City to Santa Cruz to L.A., where she is pursing her B.A. degree at Antioch University. When she’s not writing, Darby makes a living as a voice over artist, actress and musician. She is a proud resident of downtown Los Angeles and supports it’s revitalization.