Cheeto on the Ground

An age old question that no one wants to talk about

I just dropped a Cheeto on the ground.

No one saw it

No one sees anything I do in here; I always shut my door. 

The music bothers them

From country to classic to classical to gangster rap to just weird stuff that no one knows except me and the artist

It's my own personal mix

Jam's A La Dani

Thanks Pandora, for understanding

So.... about this Cheeto

I'm out of Cheetos, see

I've eaten the last of them

The only things left are Twizzlers, which I'm not in the mood for

And gum

Not for eating

The floor has been vacuumed

And it's in a spot under the desk where my feet don't go

It's probably clean

Maybe a little dusty

But I can blow it off, right?

I'm negotiating with myself right now

It's not that I'm hungry

I just really like Cheetos

And like I said, I'm out

This is the last one

I'll have to investigate

Damn.  Right into a dust ball

I knew the cleaning company wasn't being thorough

But how can I approach the subject

Without letting on that I'm trying to eat this Cheeto off of the floor?

Well, it appears to be ruined anyway

Into the bin you go

OK, I'm not a sore loser, I can accept it

You win this round, delicious Cheeto

Author's Note

We've all done it.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is funny & astute. First, let me tell you my old saying: "In my house, pet hair is a condiment!" Whether or not I eat dropped food depends on how much pet hair is on it. I don't mind dirt or germs, but the hair kinda has a yukky mouth-feel to it. Secondly, your message can apply to people, as well. In our society, it seems so much easier & more convenient to throw people away rather than to help them dust off their dust balls. Nice bit of playful pondering *wink! wink!*

[D Connolly]

That is DEEP! People as Cheetos with dust balls... I'll remember that next time I want to eat someone LOL. Haha, that actually did make me laugh! Thanks for checking this out :) XOXO

[barleygirl]

I guess these days people can be discarded for having too much hair . . . judging from the societal obsession with shaving, waxing, & shearing all fuzz before having any fun together! *smile*

[D Connolly]

I really don't understand what that is all about... I'm actually working on something that goes into that very thing! And of course the obsession with thinness. To be continued....

[barleygirl]

Can't wait to see how this one pops out! (((HUGS)))

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Well D. connolly,
Reading Cheeto was fun and interesting! How much of out lives do we spend in the day to day experiences? Enjoying favorite snacks, favorite music? Getting along with people and not? And all of this while just breathing and thinking...........Just the day to day and all..I have dropped and ate my share of things too within reason of course.......Ha ha..............Bless you and the wonderful life of writing.........kathy

[D Connolly]

Hi Kathy! Thank-you for visiting! I think some of the best writing I've read is about boring old day to day stuff and the thoughts that come along with them

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Yes, and boy we can have our share of all that. Actually it is better than things that show life is falling apart maybe? Hmm......well ..ok. Lets be at peace and try to live that way too. Bless you kiddo!............Kathy PS I think a lot of writing grows from the little windows shining in the day to day if we are looking............

[Samuel Dickens]

Yeah, I certainly have. About the only tasty thing I didn't try to rescue was that three-quarters of Snicker bar I accidentally guillotined from my mouth while taking a pee at a urinal. Nope, can't help you, poor little candy bar.
If karma does its job, your next bag of Cheetos will contain one extra.

[D Connolly]

haha, thank-you for reading Samuel :)

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I admit I had to google 'Cheetos' I'm a crisps girl myself :) I've been known to eat a crisp or two after droppage.
What an entertaining read, very cool. Starz

[D Connolly]

thank-you very much :)

[Jack Necron (Aubrey Jac..]

I think we all have that inner debate whenever food hits the floor if it's still salvageable. This reminded me of a time I made bagels, just put cream cheese on annnnnd dropped them. Unfortunately they flipped on the way down and I thought to myself " why couldn't they have just landed cheese side up?" haha. Suffice to say, I made another batch. Thanks for sharing this comedic write.

[D Connolly]

thank-you Jack

[Tom]

'To eat or not to eat, that is the question ? ' ( I would )

A probing, poetic conundrum, thoughtfully penned with concern aplenty!

[D Connolly]

Thank-you Tom :)

[Tony Jordan]

That is disgusting.
I much prefer the chewing-gum that one can find under any library desk!
;p

Retchingly-great fun piece

[D Connolly]

I'm actually laughing so hard right now. Gum under a desk EEEEWWWW!

[Tony Jordan]

Laughing - or doing that pretend belly-ache movement to look for more hairy-snacks under the fridge?
Desk-gum is a delicacy if one can soften it without breaking a filling.

[D Connolly]

OMG! No seriously, ever responded to something with an "LOL", when really you're just blowing a little more air out of your nose than normal? No, really, laughing out loud right now. Haha, hairy snacks. Ask Barley, dog hair is a garnish!

[Tony Jordan]

Lol
I did blow a bugle-bubble once as a result of an involutary guffaw which I held in but it went up into the nasal cavity. Like a bull-frog. No one else saw it happen in the city's main street. Thank the Lord.

[3X3MPLER]

haha we all can relate to this

[mattavelli]

Hello, D, Damn the irony! you cant eat fuzzy Cheetos. thanks for the funny story. :)

[D Connolly]

Thank-you for reading!

[Ted Kniffen]

Very funny. But I thought the rule was ten seconds if you could beat the dog to it.

[D Connolly]

it was down there for a while....