Tag: Diet

NaPoWriMo Day 6

Whatever happened to tea?
It used to just be a basic brew
With milk and two and
That was enough for me.

Because it’s no longer a matter of
Black and white.
Between the red and green,
A million shades I’ve never seen;
Light, gold, and brown,
A veritable spectrum,
An LGB-Tea-

What the fuck happened to tea?
I just want a basic brew
With milk and two but
That’s not good enough for you

I thought ethically sourced was
Par for the course
But now I can’t buy Tetley
Without feeling remorse.
Fair trade is in retrograde,
We’ve all been betrayed
Into supporting a slave trade-

And I wish
I didn’t need a degree in geography
To order a cup of fucking coffee,
Leafing through Encyclopedia Britannica
To find the difference between
Colombian and Arabica,
But worst of all:

I was tricked
And dunked a rich biscuit
In a cup of green hibiscus.
It. Was. Vile.

© Emilie C. Black, Apr 2020

#PoeticAnswers 80 – Why Do You Continue To Eat Dairy When You Know We Will Both Be Choked Out Of The Room Tonight?

How can you complain about choking
When you are slowly suffocating me
With these dietary restrictions?
When we met, I thought it was feta
But I cheddar known better.

It’s not an addiction,
I could give it up anytime I want,
I just don’t want to.
But you seem determined to milk this for all it’s worth,
And it’s grating on me that you’d put your needs first.

You’re not the first person to complain,
My father was just as intolerant as you,
When he took away my cheese, I thought “how dairy”.
It was for my own Gouda and would change the condition
Of my allegedly toxic and deadly emissions.

I thought you’d have sympathy and kindness
But it appears you lactose and
Now we are at an impasse because
You won’t compromise because you can’t
See my emotions and needs on another level.

They don’t get pasteurise.

Question from Sarah M. from Facebook