ODE TO CHEESE

 

AN INAPPROPRIATE ODE TO CHEESE

Oh lettuce, oh cottage cheese
Oh fruits and vegetables
Oh fish and lean meat
Oh crap, another diet!

Farewell to my favorite food,
My Daily Addiction--
MY CHEESE!  MY CHEESE!  MY CHEESE!

There is such a desolate feeling to any day
Without Cheese.

It caresses my tongue with creamy silk
And it’s subtle flavor
Makes my world just a little better
For having this cheese morsel
In it.

Oh yes, there are nonfat or lowfat versions
Of my beloved Food Group…
But I WANT that fat,
 that whole milk,
those plumpy curds--
I just cannot settle for less.

 

 

 

LAUNDRY BREAK

LAUNDRY BREAK

Just soap up, swirl in circles, rinse, dry--

Such a simple method
To wash out the daily grime and sweat of the day. 

That’s all well and good for clothes. 

Where do I power wash my regrets

                                                         omissions
                                                                          missteps?

Do they just get buried

 in soul crevices
 or mind cubbyholes 

 To spill out when I’m tired
                                            or vulnerable
                                                                 or sad? 

These imps,
these mini-devils of angst
remain restless 

They lie in wait to prickle 

                                           and remind

                                                              and blame 

                                                                                and finger-wag. 

 SHUT UP>>>SHUT UP>>>SHUT UP! 

 (I feel so much better now!)