Food
By Doc Watson
Food...that's all I wanta morsel, a tidbit, a snackjust some foodsomeone give me what I lack...Must EAT, must have foodI Need nourishment to thriveAlready-Been-Chewed, I don't careI Need sustenance to stay aliveGod, so hungry...my stomach pangshard tack and gruel, even baconeven scents of lemon meringuejust like Mama used to make 'em!Need the food so badlyI tremble at the thoughtgive me crackers, give me poisongive me anything you gotScavenger, me....anything to feedlike a rat, drinking urine and eating fecesGoddamn, i Need some meatgrits, pancakes...peanut butter Reese'sso Desperate, so Disparateladyfingers, chocolate ants, or SPAM!Even if it isn't real,Gimme some green eggs and ham! Damn!Need some grub, Need some eatsJust so's it's edible, don't have to be treatsI suck the venom from the fangs of the aspsome food, man...pleasegimme what I askThis poem really isn't about food, but about need. Ho far will a person go if he needs something? What if what he needs is really just something that he wants? Written December 2nd, 2001 © on Dec 01 2001 03:49 PM PST 0 • 10
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"Food...that's all I wanta morsel, a tidbit, a snackjust some foodsomeone give me what I lack...Must EAT, must have foodI Need nourishment to thriveAlready-Been-Chewed, I don't careI Need sustenance to stay aliveGod, so hungry...my stomach pangshard tack and gruel, even baconeven scents of lemon meringuejust like Mama used to make 'em!Need the food so badlyI tremble at the thoughtgive me crackers, give me poisongive me anything you gotScavenger, me....anything to feedlike a rat, drinking urine and eating fecesGoddamn, i Need some meatgrits, pancakes...peanut butter Reese'sso Desperate, so Disparateladyfingers, chocolate ants, or SPAM!Even if it isn't real,Gimme some green eggs and ham! Damn!Need some grub, Need some eatsJust so's it's edible, don't have to be treatsI suck the venom from the fangs of the aspsome food, man...pleasegimme what I askThis poem really isn't about food, but about need. Ho far will a person go if he needs something? What if what he needs is really just something that he wants?..."