food misanthrope

not until rachel's pad thai
had i considered the political implications
of our favorite foods
pad thai was introduced
by traveling vietnamese merchants
and popularized by the prime minister
in an attempt to conserve rice for export
by encouraging
more domestic noodle consumption
pancakes were invented by paul bunyan's wife
to help him charge up before setting off to defeat the forest
and macaroni and cheese, well, i invented macaroni and cheese
to poison and disgust you. i realize that my plan has backfired; somewhat.
but there are small victories.
some of you cringe, cramp, vomit, or glut
and that's the idea.