Diner Spiral by Allison Whittenberg

Allison Whittenberg

Allison Whittenberg is an award-winning novelist and playwright. Her poetry has appeared in Columbia Review, Obsidian, Meridians, Feminist Studies, New Orleans Review and others. Whittenberg is a ten-time Pushcart Prize nominee. They Were Horrible Cooks is her collection of poetry. Killing the Father of Our Country is her latest novel. Her plays have been performed at Interact Theatre, Downtown Urban Arts Fest, Hedgerow Theatre, and many others.

Diner Spiral

I found a "Find your way” 

without a way 

out

This maze usually given 

to children as 

entertainment.

Keep them spinning, seeking, 

as the dinner meal 

comes.

The resolve: enthusiasm

a kiddie dessert. Neopolitan ice 

cream

Always close with something sweet

until this game. This game that you can't 

Escape.