Layers
Lasagne, remote from Italy,
but I don’t mind
sometimes I soak pasta so it scissors
for neater layers,
sometimes I forget, then it snaps
hidden veg gets blended,
then fried with pancetta,
or not, if I forgot,
if I’m healthy, I drop mopped fat, plop in the bin
(septic tanks don’t stomach it well)
if not, I add flour for richer sauciness,
then tomato, unblitzed veg, red red wine,
proper stock, if I’ve got, and fresh pepper
(ground from a hight: just because),
any old mousetrap –
or pecorino, who cares?
Triangulate pasta, mince, cheese,
pasta, mince, cheese
pasta, mince, cheese
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