Going out

I went to a Japanese restaurant but it wasn’t a Japanese restaurant 

It was a Puerto Rican restaurant with a Japanese coat of face paint 

A mask meant to give you a sense of authenticity but upon closer inspection

Is rendered nothing more than a superficial imitation

And that's what i pay for

I pay for the imitation so I can feel closer to the culture I want to know

But that's all I’m getting

An imitation 

I always thought the world would be so much bigger than it ended up being