lay the lettuce on the plate first <br />that damps down the sound <br />of the iceberg lettuce which can <br />disturb hearing aids <br /> <br />if you’re into fartsy additional veg <br />chop them up small and sprinkle <br />it saves the whole edifice deconstructing <br />when you take the pin out <br /> <br />then a slice say an inch thick <br />of wholemeal bread which <br />you’ve soaked in olive oil and lemon juice <br />and rubbed garlic across as if <br />you were ironing the curtains <br />of a dolls’ house <br /> <br />then throw the half-tin of tuna <br />or the salmon you’ve just caught <br />on the top since after all <br />that’s what you want to taste <br />so put it out front stage <br />and cover it with mayonnaise <br />bet you’re drooling at this point <br />maybe looking at your watch <br /> <br />then eat while looking at <br />a reproduction of a reproduction <br />of Andy Warhol’s priceless screenprint <br />of a Campbell’s soup tin <br />gratitude may arise <br /> <br />sheer poetry <br />simple sensual immediate <br />self-expression clearly communicated <br />practical copy it in your faves <br />slip it in your Pulitzer Christmas Cracker <br />in place of the joke did I say joke since it <br />touches the heart touches all our lives <br />and for once you’ve read <br />right to the end of a poem haven’t you and <br />I bet you’ll remember it longer than <br />the thirteenth verse of the Ancient Mariner <br /> <br />similes metaphors you want <br />similes and metaphors supply your own then <br />they’ll be fresher than mine and <br />more spontaneous more relevant <br /> <br />yes that’s what I call a real poem<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/clubwich-an-art-experience/
