a plate of apathy

something I just thought of

he prepared me
a plate of
apathy,
dressed as love.

it was garnished with
all the
accoutrements
a girl could want:

lies
treachery
insults
anger
lechery
sloth
jealousy

for dessert he
served me
selfish,
with a cherry on top.

No wonder
I vomited
it all back up
on his shoe.

Author's Note

ha ha ha I had to do it. This has been modified slightly in keeping with the foodie theme, thanks Delmar, it's different than what I said, different that what you suggested, and better, I think than both of us thought.

Reviews

[Anne Timmins]

Excellent, deep images, wonderful piece. Well done

[Lyn Anderson]

Why thanks so much. I had some help from Delmar Cooper, stop by his writes if you have not already. He is brilliant, in my estimation.

[Scott Metro]

Say...isn't this a warm and touching tribute...LOL
Ah yes....Miss M. at her best.
Enjoyed it.
Scott

[Lyn Anderson]

Ahh baby, and you could have read "distracted driving" or toe first and been surprised.

[Susan Beth Horvath]

You have a beautiful way with words..I love it..

[Lyn Anderson]

You are kind, thank you

[Matching Socks]

Ok, I had double check that it was his shoe.

ok, we're good!

Nicely done babe.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, shoe. It's a story, for another time, perhaps, lots of shoe and foot references for this particular relationship.

[Matching Socks]

He must have been a heel.

[Lyn Anderson]

And then some sister.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love the ending...i will take all your so called love and heave on your shoes...
good target...

the heart would be even better.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, well, there is a reason I chose shoes, one of those quirky things, but since the target had no heart ...:)

[Frieda P]

You just made me throw up in my mouth a little...ha-ha

[Nusquam Esse]

accoutrements has two c's.; an odd word choice, but one that I always get a chuckle out of--for some reason it always reminds me of 'excrement'.
Your final stanza in particular fascinated me; I actually had an image of a dog puking up stuff on a shoe, probably since 'most' people don't look at a shoe as an ideal thing to vomit into.
But beyond the obvious humour, I enjoyed the meaning in that final stanza. The idea of rejecting another's indifferent selfishness, and seeking your own way.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for the correction. See, now Frieda, Ance, and NoelHC can smile ...:)

[Frieda P]

Do you see me smiling? ;P

[Nusquam Esse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4CVxSGPWyo

[Frieda P]

Is this gonna be KL's abundant sex life? haha

[Lyn Anderson]

ha ha that is too funny

[Frieda P]

The video or your sex life? haha

[Lyn Anderson]

I plead the fifth.

[Frieda P]

Oh you are a p***y.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes but I am speaking to Americans, so they know what I am speaking of, correct?

[Nusquam Esse]

We plead the fifth... of vodka and juice!