Just saying … Things are all mixed up in here.
Ways To Eat
Some men eat everything
on their plate.
Some men come late
don't even bother to phone.
Some men eat alone.
Some men eat everything
then ask for more.
Some men just ignore
tongue-tied, their need.
Some men for money's sake
eat little, eat greed.
Some men eat greens first
the meat fast.
Some men don't eat
meat at all.
Some men just fast
fishermen who last
and catch nothing at all.
Some men leave a little
on the plate.
Some men can't wait
eat in the car, three bars.
Some men metaphorically eat stars.
Some men take dessert.
Some men take two.
Some men just desert the table
the moment the main course is through.
Some men sup
from the bowl.
Some men slurp
or even burp ‘cuz
the eatin's the goal.
Some men sit quiet
waiting for the dinner bell's toll.
Some men eat for
the taste of it.
Some men just out of habit.
Some men would never eat rabbit.
Some men don't give a damn
about it.
Some men eat to soak up
the alcohol.
Some men just to be tall.
Some men eat to entertain themselves.
Some men while waiting for their wives
at the mall.
Some men eat to pass
the time of day.
Some men want but can't
find another way.
Some men say prayers.
Some men eat their fill.
Some men test their will.
Some men smoke after their meal.
Some men eat only monkey and eel.
But every man eats and
every man completes
himself
in a million myriad ways,
food
the fulcrum of our days.