
by Mari Evans
Mattie dear
the box is full ……….
take
whatever you like
to eat
(an egg
or soup
…there ain’t no meat.)
there’s endive there
and
cottage cheese
(Whew! if I had some
black-eyed peas…)
there’s sardines
on the shelves
and such
but
don’t
get my anchovies
they cost
too much!
(me get the
anchovies indeed!
what she think, she got –
a bird to feed?)
there’s plenty in there
to fill you up …
(yes’m. just the
sight’s
enough!
Hope I lives till I get
home
I’m tired of eatin’
what they eats in Rome …)