Duct Tape Litmus Test

I open the
refrigerator door
and someone
standing nearby
laughs.

Months ago a
shelf broke and
was repaired with
duct tape.

Now I must
decide:

Will I feel
shame that
I have
allowed a
major appliance
to be held
together by
duct tape?

What sort of
handy
man
would do that?

Do I swiftly
close the door
and act as if
the bystander
didn’t see
What Sort of
Man
I Really
Am?

Or do I
smile
beatifically,
aglow with
divine
nonchalance,

open
the freezer
door,
and point to
another
duct-taped
shelf?

Because the
Duct Tape
Litmus Test
will reveal
my proximity
to
Satori.