Poetry Forum

An apology for Cheese.


it can be kept in the fridge indefinitely

it can be eaten with wine and tantalize the palate

It is the whey and the curd

it is the long maturation period

it is the alchemy of farts and cholesterol



it is the midden of our desires

it is the armpit of food

it is the toe cheese and ear cheese

it is in our fungal nature.

I see a rather clever plan in your poem, Tony: To get people to eat less cheese so there will be more for you. You've got one thing right about cheese: It is all about bacteria and fungus. Maturation, farts, sex, armpits, toe cheese, all things that exist because of bacteria or fungus.

I'm not sure how much the poem works, as it is very simple without any twists in meaning or plot, but I like it well enough.

Thanks caleb

yees you sussed me out ha

if it works or doesn't work who cares anyway. Sometimes you just write daft stuff. Maybe I should turn it into an Ode..
Tony

Maybe I should turn it into an Ode

That's what I thought. More of an ode than an apology.

Cheers
Kris

Cheers Kris , or should I say Cheese

Tony