Cooking for One

I went to the grocery store
By myself
The local grocery store
Not Costco
It felt weird being there
Alone

How do you shop for one?
How do you cook for one?
I have no idea
But I can't continue not eating
Just snacking
If that

I picked up a bag of apples
But I didn't need a whole bag
I just needed one apple
Or maybe two
So I put the bag back
I didn't want apples anyway
So I took a mango
And added another

I foraged aimlessly
Here and there
Picking things up
Reading the labels
Putting them back
Filling the produce bags
Remembering
Then emptying half

Back at the house
I unpacked the bags quickly
Then stared at the food
Aghast at the abundance
Will it rot in the fridge?
That's okay
I'm in a daze
And on a learning curve

Figuring out
A new way to live
Alone