For some reason, I kept going back
for the canned, processed tomatoes
samples in little white paper cups at Costco –
boiled with just plain pasta, no seasoning
except the salt in the can –
more than the
fresh red juicy
organic tomatoes awaiting my attention
in my fridge …
Poem, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.
Bio:
Lucia Lam won poetry and creative writing contests at the University of British Columbia and was also a finalist for the Holland Park Press Poetry Competition. Since childhood she has lived in various countries around the world, and many of her poems are inspired by these places.