Insignificant

I choked on a small piece of turkey today during lunch
not the country
and not the kind of choking that happens often

It was the I-can't-breathe-please-help-me kind of choking

I thought for a moment that I was going to die
in my kitchen
with my boyfriend staring at me
and my two female friends panicking

I realised how awful that would have been
to die in my kitchen
choking on a piece of last night's turkey

death by leftovers

this weekend I'm going to appreciate cartoons
and hot chocolate
and nuzzling

but definitely not turkey