The Lion's Book: A Poetry Collection

Eating Poetry

I eat poetry.

I chew, I savor, and I sometimes even choke.

I’ve made it a habit of mine.

To be quite honest, it’s addicting.

How delicious are the texts,

The phrases, the fonts;

They frolic about ‘til they exit my lips,

And waltz away with my heart.

The big words are my favorite,

They roll off my tongue in a bumpy fashion

As the vowels and consonants rendezvous

And dance all around.

The rhymes make me giddy,

When profound, they leave me breathless…

And I cannot do anything but

Eat, eat, eat.

I devour every stanza,

Every line, every word, every vowel

Like it’s my last.

They grant all my wishes

And I cannot do anything

But eat, eat, eat.

A/N: Hello Wattpad! In late October my creative writing class read this poem titled "Eating Poetry" and I found it to be very inspirational and highly amusing, so I decided to write my own vesion of the piece. Here it is :)