The bitter taste that stays on the palate
after delicious food is relished
is not from the food or the mouth
it’s from our uncouth, unrealistic ego
the ego that clings like peanut butter to the palate
and won’t let go, even if reason and enlightened counsel
say otherwise, we know it’s not wise
but we stick to the expectation we created
and unfulfilled we mourn it, while the beauty before
us unveils untold secrets and wonders and awe.
