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.