Friday

woe #57

(excerpted from the barista's lament by alys d. young)

the fifty-seventh woe
is that of the sugar-free chocolate syrup
for though its name causeth it to sound
virtuous in both health and flavour
still it reeketh in a manner
reminiscent of dangerous chemicals
which we would be fain to taste
neither draineth it from the jigger
but demandeth a hot-water rinse
neither - as any sugar-free syrup -
blendeth it correctly with ice
in a blender

1 comment:

Joanna said...

beautiful.. absolutely beautiful.. one of those fine pieces you publish in some sort of miniature sized book that people howl and cackle over.. d'lish..