CHEWING LIKE DAD

CHEWING LIKE DAD

 

When older, chewing surface is less,

I’ll be like my Dad, I guess…

He could barely eat salad

But enjoyment was valid,

Even though he made quite a mess.

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Like Dad was, my teeth are fewer,

Eating spiedies* right off the skewer…

Can enjoy popcorn,

With the hulls I have borne

But someday I’ll have dentures for sure.

 

—Jonathan Caswell

NOTE*:  “Spiedies” are marinated meat chunks, generally lamb or beef, cooked on a metal skewer over a charcoal fire without vegetables (cooked separately). A regional favorite of the Binghamton, NY, area, where the author grew up.