Tuesday, August 4, 2009

The Toothpick

The toothpick gets a bum rap as low class and mundane.

In church it is a faux pas and in court  'twould be insane.

In portraits of the gentry it never is displayed.

To use one at a wedding means your name is so put paid.

But when that strand of spinach is wedged in so very tight,

To smile at your companions sure could wreck their appetite.

And beef that isn't tender or some stringy chicken breasts

Can lodge between your molars as the most unwelcome guests.

I'd rather be a lowbrow than to suffer the delights

Of undigested protein amidst my pearly whites.

So hand me that container, cuz I need to start to pick

At something inexpensive that is holding like a tick.



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