. . . feelings of guilt . . .

. . . sometimes, after weeks 

of throwing them away, 

i feel guilty . . . 

 . . . because maybe overripe bananas 

have feelings, too . . . 

. . . and there are starving children . . . 

{in camden, according to a dateline segment years ago 

that my children still quote}

. . . so i buy pecan pieces 

at $10.32 per pound . . . 

. . . and bake bread 

so i don't have to waste 

80¢ worth of bananas . . . 

. . . and then i feel so much better . . . 

. . . except for the guilt 

that comes from eating it . . . 

. . . this recipe is really awesome . . .

. . . it's all about the topping . . .

. . . and the cream cheese 

in the batter . . .