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Zodiac's Visit to Micky D's (Free verse) by Oej-Oej
He steered his station wagon cautiously
into the drive through lane -
intent on placing a meager order
from the chrome plated waiter
with the quivering voice.
You see, his many days sitting idly in the classroom
and those endless nights festering in the kitchen
had endowed him with quite a midriff
that his steering wheel had chafed beyond recognition.
So with steel-like will, he placed his order
âMcSalad and diet coke,â he curtly enjoined
âWill that be all?â inquired the neon clad servant
Sweat began to bleed from his brow
His heart thumped erratically out of rhythm
as those words echoed in his head
âWILLLLL THAAATTTTT BEEEEEE ALLLLLLLLâ
He glanced over his shoulder at the pile of discarded
fast-food containers that littered
the back seat of his living-room on wheels
Then, without warning, darted out a series of commands
âYesâ!
âIâll have SIXTY-TWO Big Macs,
SEVENTY-TWO orders of Fries,
THIRTY-SIX McSlurpies
And TWO DOZEN Apple Piesâ
âThatâll be 458 dollars and 27 cents sir,
please drive down to the first windowâ, replied the waiter
So on his way he went
that bearer of the cosmos
With his midday snack in hand
And a six pack to boot -
proudly proclaiming that he
once again was master of his impulses.
Epilogue: Upon his arrival at home that night this walking carafe of
signs and symbols logged into his MeriTrade account at swapped his
entire high-tech portfolio for 5 billion shares of McDonaldâs stock.
Peace
Oej-Oej
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