The Health-Food Diner
No sprouted wheat and soya
And Brussels in a cake,
Carrot straw and spinach raw,(Today,
I need a steak).
Not thick brown rice and rice
Or mushrooms creamed on toast,
Turnips mashed and parsnips hashed,(I'm dreaming of a roast).
Health-food folks around the
Are thinned by anxious zeal,
They look for help in seafood kelp(I count on breaded veal).
No smoking signs, raw mustard greens,
Zucchini by the ton,
Uncooked kale and bodies
Are sure to make me
Loins of pork and chicken
And standing rib, so prime,
Pork chops brown and fresh ground round(I crave them all the time).
Irish stews and boiled corned beefand hot dogs by the scores,or any place that saves a
For smoking carnivores.
Maya Angelou
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Men
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