Relationship With Food

Stop! Hold up! Pause!

I want you but I don’t need you

The fried chicken with the french fries

And the mild sauce on the side

Been calling me

 

I’m so hungry

I started scrolling through Uber eats

I am enticed by meaty bacon burgers and sweet tea

But as I mature my cholesterol

Been calling me

 

I just want to do right

But I get a hankering

For unhealthy food at night

The tacos down the street

Brings a feverish soul to wobbly feet

 

All in search of chopped steak,

onion, cilantro and cheese

Just tell me the hours the restaurant is open

And I’ll come through

That’s my relationship with food

 

Love always, Esha <3