Twiddling my chopsticks <br />Unsure what to do <br />Glancing around <br />Others look nervous too <br /> <br />Here it comes now <br />Five pieces in all <br />Tightly wrapped raw fish <br />Did I just see something crawl? <br /> <br />No of course I didn't <br />Ok here I go <br />Sweat beads on my forehead <br />Does my nervousness show? <br /> <br />Small piece of ginger <br />And some wasabe paste too <br />I put it all together <br />Ok now what do I do? <br /> <br />I took a piece between chopsticks <br />It was a colorful site <br />Whites, greens and some pinks <br />Looked like a culinary delight <br /> <br />I closed my eyes tightly <br />And sank my teeth in the roll <br />It started off salty <br />But then the wasabe took control <br /> <br />The veggies were crunchy <br />You could hear as I bit through <br />I could hardly taste the fish <br />The ginger was flavorful too <br /> <br />The ginger and wasabe <br />Gave the sushi a kick <br />The medley of textures <br />Made this a unique pick <br /> <br />I'm not a fan of seafood <br />Let alone eating it raw <br />In fact I'm trying to be kind <br />And I'm actually in awe <br /> <br />Shocked I mean <br />At the things people eat <br />Raw fish wrapped in seaweed <br />What's wrong with real meat <br /> <br />Octopus, eels, <br />and sea urchins too <br />This is so not for me <br />I'll save the rest for you<br /><br />Priya Patel<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fish-wrap/
