"And so I commit to eat all of it"

Two for One: Bagel and Coffee

I. Bagel

Gnawing a toasted bagel pensively
While worrying about the calories
I just wonder what will become of me
But then I decide that bagels like these
Whatever else they do taste heavenly
And so I commit to eat all of it
Since it bears no butter and no cream cheese

What will become of me is I will be
As for what else becomes let it become
Because I have seen the worst anyway
OK by me as long as I have some
Change for a bagel on a sunny day
And should life go from bad to worse to worst
At least I know I will not be the first

II. Coffee

Those drugs which make people nervous
Hold no fascination for me
They offer a doubtful service
Though offered stimulatingly

I know you know which drugs I mean
Of which I only use caffeine
Because it just comes with my tea
Or the coffee of this morning
At Starbucks down on Plaza Square

Of coffee I need no warning
Since I can only have it there
If someone slips me refill change
Or they wink me a cup for free

I would feel rushed and rather strange
Snorting white powder up my nose
And yet they do it heaven knows
Led by the nose headlong to doom
Far from where the poetry grows

Zoom!

+Steven Curtis Lance



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