Beef

I order my beef at the counter

as one does, these days

without a mask or any conflicting

spiritual beliefs about meat

someone once told me

that if what they were eating

could at one point "smile"

then they refuse to eat it

which I think lacks imagination

as yesterday on Facebook

I saw someone post a smiling onion

little eyes and a face appearing naturally

after being diced into oblivion

I order my beef at the counter

and thank the butcher

perhaps we are what we eat

in which case, I'll be smiling

from ear to ear, for the

foreseeable future